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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
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
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Tuten: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Bhayshul Tuten slide 83 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Nwankpa lower, and that gap is the story. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 19 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 23, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Circle this one: Colston Loveland at the 86th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Value said wait; Xavier Nwankpa in No. 164 says they were not listening. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick 239 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.