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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Billy Bowman Jr. slide 123 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Circle this one: Colston Loveland at the 58th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at No. 127 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Deone Walker
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Deone Walker reach pick 167 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick243 Rnd7 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 243 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.