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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cam Skattebo tumbling to the Texans in No. 165 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Noel reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
By-the-book stuff, Kenneth Grant at No. 25 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Nothing to complain about; Dylan Fairchild went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick 126 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
The board had Jaylen Reed higher than the 241st overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.