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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Texans a B, Tuten and all.

When a board-topper like Bhayshul Tuten slides to Round 7, Pick 25, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 58 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Isaiah Bond in the 89th pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 126 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 28 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Taking Bhayshul Tuten in the 241st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.