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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 241st overall pick lands the Texans a B, Gordon II and all.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 167 name on the board, sitting there at the 241st pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in No. 57, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at the 126th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.