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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Skattebo: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 23.

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

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick 122 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the 164th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 239th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.