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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Walker: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jalon Walker, pick No. 86, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 19 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 55th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Andrew Mukuba in the 122nd pick, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
By-the-book stuff, Eli Stowers at pick 164 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They robbed the room for Xavier Nwankpa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.