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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Gordon II. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ollie Gordon II, pick 241, roughly 75 picks past where he belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 57 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in pick 89 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra is a better player than slot 126 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the 164th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.