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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Watts. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Xavier Watts got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at No. 89.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Circle this one: Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 25 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 89th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra slipping to the 126th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Stowers. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They took Shilo Sanders at par in pick No. 241, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.