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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Texans a B, Carter and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Barrett Carter had no business being available in Round 5, Pick 29, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Every board in the league had Cooper lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Matthew Golden in No. 58. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in Round 3, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
They barely believed it either: Gunnar Helm still on the board at slot 95. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the 126th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sonny Styles in the 165th pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick166 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at pick No. 166 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in pick 241 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.