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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Sanders: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Raheim Sanders, the No. 145 name on the board, in the 241st pick.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tidy bit of business in the 58th overall pick, where Tyler Warren graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in Round 3, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 165th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick241 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Raheim Sanders in pick 241, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.