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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio 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 steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Tuten: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 164 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 243.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Williams proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 25 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Taking Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in No. 89 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Somehow Mason Taylor was still sitting there in slot 127, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick 167 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Steal is underselling it; Bhayshul Tuten at the 243rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.