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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
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 92 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 25th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Warren in the 58th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
A wild overpay on Luke Kandra in pick 89, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in Round 4, Pick 25 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 241 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.