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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Winston Jr. should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 94 name on the board, stolen at the 164th pick.

They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 25th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 57th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeMonte Capehart this early at pick 89. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They robbed the room for Andrew Mukuba here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eli Stowers
Taking Eli Stowers in No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.