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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ollie Gordon II at No. 236 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In slot 20 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 2, Pick 20 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick 84 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick121 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
They took Eli Stowers at par in No. 164, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
You do not let a running back like Ollie Gordon II reach the 236th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.