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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Taylor fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Mason Taylor, pick 127, roughly 45 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes. 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
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Tyleik Williams reach pick 58 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 89 with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
The board fumbled Mason Taylor all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in slot 167 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jordan Hancock in pick No. 243, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.