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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
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 into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ollie Gordon II slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick No. 236. Highway robbery.

If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 20 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 52 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 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
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
No drama and no debate, Eli Stowers went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 26. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 236th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.