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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 241st pick: the Texans steal Gordon II and grade out a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ollie Gordon II slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 241st overall pick. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Jackson lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In pick No. 25 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 58th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in slot 89 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick 165 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in No. 241 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.