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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Winston Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in Round 4, Pick 25 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 94 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Kandra pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 25th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 57 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They reached a country mile for Luke Kandra at pick 89, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 25, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
No edge and no loss on Eli Stowers in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 Clay Webb
You do not let an offensive lineman like Clay Webb reach No. 241 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.