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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Texans steal Tuten and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Bhayshul Tuten had no business being available in the 241st overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Broughton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Value with a capital V on Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in slot 89 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Vernon Broughton well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Somehow Sonny Styles was still sitting there in the 165th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at pick 241 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.