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Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Received
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Kenyon Green
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: C.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Jamaree Caldwell, 171 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The final tally is a middling C.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Hampton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at slot 16 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at pick 58 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamaree Caldwell well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ricky White III
A big swing on Ricky White III at the 165th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
Value said wait; Shaun Dolac in pick No. 241 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.