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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
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kevin Winston Jr. slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick 167. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at Round 2, Pick 26 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than pick No. 89 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Circle this one: Jaylin Noel at the 127th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 167 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in the 243rd pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.