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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Ollie Gordon II, the No. 171 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 236th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Value with a capital V on Aireontae Ersery in slot 58, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They read the board right and Jayden Higgins was the payoff at pick No. 79. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Devin Neal
The board had Devin Neal higher than the 89th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Somehow Jackson Slater was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 28, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A running back of that caliber at No. 236 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at pick 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.