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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 241 lands the Texans a B, Skattebo and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in the 241st pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Griffith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 25 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They read the board right and Tyler Warren was the payoff at the 58th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A tidy little value on Donovan Jackson in slot 89, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 4, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the 241st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.