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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Taylor: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Mason Taylor, slot 164, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The White reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at the 57th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
The board fumbled Barrett Carter all the way to the 126th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in No. 164 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Aydan White
Value said wait; Aydan White in pick 241 says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.