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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
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 steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Gordon II: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 20th pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at slot 52. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at the 84th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sonny Styles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at Round 5, Pick 26 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
You do not let a running back like Ollie Gordon II reach pick 236 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.