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Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Sonny Styles fell into slot 165. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Reaching for Colby left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In pick No. 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at No. 58 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
The board fumbled Jalen Royals all the way to the 89th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Connor Colby
A wild overpay on Connor Colby in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at pick No. 165. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They talked themselves into Thor Griffith at the 241st pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.