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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
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
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 160 name on the board, in slot 236. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Reaching for Capehart left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 20th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 52nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at slot 164 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.