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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: B. Call it larceny. Bhayshul Tuten sat on the board until the 241st pick, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Kandra pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57
Rnd2
Colston Loveland
A quiet steal in pick 57: Colston Loveland for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89
Rnd3
Luke Kandra
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Luke Kandra. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126
Rnd4
Andrew Mukuba
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 126 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164
Rnd5
Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the 164th pick and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick241
Rnd7
Bhayshul Tuten
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at Round 7, Pick 27. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.