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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Watts: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Xavier Watts at pick No. 126 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A slide stopped in slot 25, with Walter Nolen worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 58 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 89 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
They barely believed it either: Xavier Watts still on the board at Round 4, Pick 25. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
The board fumbled Sonny Styles all the way to the 165th pick, and they scooped it up. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.