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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
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-
Grand theft in the 241st pick: the Texans steal Gordon II and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ollie Gordon II had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Kandra lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Taking Kenneth Grant in the 58th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at slot 89 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 4, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the 241st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.