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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT North Carolina State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Williams: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Tyleik Williams, the No. 32 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 2, Pick 24. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In slot 24 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JT Tuimoloau at No. 41 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Taking Tyleik Williams in the 56th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick88 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Anthony Belton. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 120 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 155 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They paid sticker price for Ben Bywater in the 216th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.