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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 150 name on the board, in pick No. 241.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Booker reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In No. 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tate Ratledge in slot 58, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
They barely believed it either: Colston Loveland still on the board at the 89th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 25, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Circle this one: Bhayshul Tuten at pick 241 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.