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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Lachey fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Luke Lachey, the No. 206 name on the board, stolen at pick 241.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 25th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at pick No. 58 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Somehow Harold Fannin Jr. was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 15, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in slot 89 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in No. 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Circle this one: Donovan Edwards at the 236th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.