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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Thor Griffith at slot 243, roughly 66 spots before his name belonged.

Landing Winston Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 58th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in No. 89 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They will replay Mason Taylor at pick 127 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 167th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in slot 243, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.