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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Jalen Travis, taking him 48 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A clean, defensible pick in pick 58 with a little surplus value in Marcus Mbow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
The board had Cameron Williams higher than Round 3, Pick 15, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in No. 89 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid a round early for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 166th pick, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson at pick No. 236 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They reached into another round for Jalen Travis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.