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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 56: the Texans steal Muhammad and grade out a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Jabbar Muhammad, the No. 28 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 2 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Bywater lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In the 24th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 2, Pick 9. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Taking Jabbar Muhammad in pick No. 56 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick88 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
Fair-plus on Donovan Edwards, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at pick 120 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick155 Rnd5 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A tidy bit of business in No. 155, where Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They paid up for Ben Bywater at slot 216 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.