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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 101 name on the board, sitting there at pick 235 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Nwankpa lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kenneth Grant. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A slide stopped in the 53rd pick, with Tyler Warren worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 84 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
The board fumbled Andrew Mukuba all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Nwankpa this early at No. 164. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Taking Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 235 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.