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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
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Mukuba: B.

Somebody in pick 122 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Andrew Mukuba, the No. 71 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 19 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They will replay Tyler Booker at the 55th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Deone Walker at Round 3, Pick 22 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at pick No. 164 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Somehow Xavier Nwankpa was still sitting there in No. 239, and they pounced on premier safety value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.