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    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Walker should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jalon Walker at No. 89 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at slot 58 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in No. 89 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Slater this early at the 127th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Robert Spears-Jennings
Somehow Robert Spears-Jennings was still sitting there in pick No. 167, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.