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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 236th pick: the Texans steal Skattebo and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in No. 236, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Nice patience on Walter Nolen, who had no business lasting to pick 20. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 52nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 121 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
You do not let a safety like Sonny Styles reach Round 5, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 236th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.