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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into the 165th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a load in the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Taking Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach pick No. 89 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
By-the-book stuff, Oronde Gadsden II at slot 126 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in No. 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in Round 7, Pick 25 is fair value, right on his grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.