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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Tuten: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Bhayshul Tuten slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at No. 241. Highway robbery.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Noel reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Steal is underselling it; Colston Loveland at the 58th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Fair-plus on Dylan Fairchild, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
A reach on Jaylin Noel in pick No. 126; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
The board fumbled Sonny Styles all the way to slot 165, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at Round 7, Pick 25 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.