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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 239th pick: the Texans steal Singleton and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nicholas Singleton slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at slot 239. Highway robbery. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They are betting Nwankpa proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 19 they get a load in the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board fumbled Tate Ratledge all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in pick No. 86 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra slid further than he should have, and the 122nd overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at pick 164 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in slot 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.