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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Tuten: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Bhayshul Tuten, the Round 7 slot, roughly 86 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden slid further than he should have, and pick No. 58 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Somehow Luke Kandra was still sitting there in slot 126, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the 165th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in No. 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.