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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Texans. For now, C+.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, sitting there at No. 241 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Thornton Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

So much rides on Tyler Booker that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 25th pick they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached into another round for Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Vernon Broughton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Vernon Broughton in Round 3, Pick 25, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 126th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Chris Paul Jr. in the 165th pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at slot 241 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.