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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 165 lands the Texans a B, Styles and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Sonny Styles, the No. 122 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 5, Pick 28. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They are betting Griffith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They will replay Tyler Booker at the 58th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tez Johnson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
By-the-book stuff, Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sonny Styles in the 165th overall pick, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.