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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Nwankpa: B.

When a board-topper like Xavier Nwankpa slides to the 235th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 19 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 53rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach the 84th pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 120 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Steal is underselling it; Sonny Styles at Round 5, Pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Taking Xavier Nwankpa in pick No. 235 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.