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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Bhayshul Tuten got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the 239th overall pick.

Reaching for Nwankpa left real value on the table behind him. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 19th pick they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Taking Kenneth Grant in pick No. 55 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Colston Loveland in pick 86, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Nwankpa. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to No. 239, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.