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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
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Winston Jr.: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 94 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 241st pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Colby left real value on the table behind him.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 4, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They liked Connor Colby enough to skip the value, taking him in the 164th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach pick 241 and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.