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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.

Somebody in pick 235 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 105 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 19 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 53 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in Round 3, Pick 20, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
They will replay Dylan Fairchild at the 164th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.