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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in the 241st overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tidy bit of business in the 58th overall pick, where Tyler Warren graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach No. 89 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A straight-up fair deal on Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A safety of that caliber at slot 165 is the definition of value, full stop. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 241st pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.