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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Walker: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jalon Walker fell into the 89th pick.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Capehart reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They let Tyler Warren come to them and pounced at slot 58. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 89th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 126, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Rod Moore
Rod Moore at No. 165 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 25 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.