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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Torricelli Simpkins III, 28 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Landing Savaiinaea that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matthew Golden at slot 25. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Nice patience on Jonah Savaiinaea, who had no business lasting to pick No. 58. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 79th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
A straight-up fair deal on Gunnar Helm at Round 3, Pick 25, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 166; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Torricelli Simpkins III well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at slot 241 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.