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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Bhayshul Tuten at Round 7, Pick 25 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 58th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in pick 89, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They will replay Savion Williams at slot 127 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 167th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick243 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to No. 243, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.