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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Styles: B. The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Sonny Styles fell into slot 165. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Kandra reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach pick 58 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89
Rnd3
Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at Round 3, Pick 25 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 126th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick165
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 165th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick241
Rnd7
Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at pick No. 241 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.