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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
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-
Grand theft in the 236th pick: the Texans steal Gordon II and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ollie Gordon II had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 22, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 20 they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
No edge and no loss on Marcus Mbow in the 52nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at Round 3, Pick 20 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 121st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at slot 164 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at No. 236 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.