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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Winston Jr.. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Kevin Winston Jr. slides to slot 167, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 25 they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick No. 58 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in No. 89 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A slide stopped in the 127th overall pick, with Jordan Phillips worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to Round 5, Pick 28, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
No drama and no debate, Hunter Wohler went about where he belonged in the 243rd pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.