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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Sanders from sliding. Grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Raheim Sanders at slot 241 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Reaching for Capehart left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 25 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Circle this one: Colston Loveland at No. 58 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at Round 3, Pick 25 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeMonte Capehart this early at slot 126. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at the 165th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the 241st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.