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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 157 name on the board, sitting there at pick 241 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at No. 57 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at Round 3, Pick 25 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 126th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
No edge and no loss on Eli Stowers in the 164th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.