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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 151 name on the board, in No. 241. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 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.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at the 58th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Somehow Jalen Royals was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 126 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
The board fumbled Oronde Gadsden II all the way to pick No. 165, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Taking Bhayshul Tuten in No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.