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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Nobody else had Moliki Matavao anywhere near pick No. 241. The Texans did, by 31 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Bech pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 25 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 58th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Value with a capital V on Jack Bech in pick No. 79, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They paid sticker price for Charles Grant in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Nice patience on Bhayshul Tuten, who had no business lasting to the 166th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A tidy little value on Isaac TeSlaa in Round 7, Pick 20, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
A real head-scratcher, Moliki Matavao in pick No. 241 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.