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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
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
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-
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 168 name on the board, sitting there at pick 241 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach slot 57 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in pick 89, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Taking Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 164 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at the 241st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.