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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

Nobody had Dont'e Thornton Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 85 spots to get him at the 89th overall pick.

The Jackson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in pick 58; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 127th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the 167th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ja'Quinden Jackson in pick No. 243, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.