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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 164 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 7 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Gadsden II to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick 58 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the 89th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 126 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 165 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to the 241st pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.