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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 126: the Texans steal Mukuba and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Andrew Mukuba had no business being available in pick 126, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They are betting Dellinger proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 57 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at Round 3, Pick 25 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the 126th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They will replay Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 164 for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick241 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Value said wait; Garrett Dellinger in the 241st overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.