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Draft Selections
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Texans walked out of the weekend still thin at running back, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

They will need Monheim to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in pick No. 27 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 21; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen McMillan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 121 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
They paid up for Mike Sainristil at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
The board had cheaper options than Jonah Monheim at slot 158, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Erick All
They paid a round early for Erick All in No. 239, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick242 Rnd7 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 242nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.