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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
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Hancock fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Jordan Hancock, the No. 191 name on the board, sitting there at the 239th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 55th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach No. 86 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in slot 122 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick No. 239 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.