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Draft Grade — Texans
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B
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FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B. The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Raheim Sanders fell into slot 241.
The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the 58th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89
Rnd3
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126
Rnd4
Luke Kandra
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Luke Kandra in pick No. 126, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach No. 164 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241
Rnd7
Raheim Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at pick 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.






