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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Johnson: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 39 name on the board, sitting there at No. 126 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 25th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in pick 58 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach slot 89 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 4, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at No. 164 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.