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    Texans
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tyler Warren had no business being available in the Round 2 slot, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Griffith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 58th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in No. 89 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Steal is underselling it; Luke Kandra at pick No. 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Rod Moore
Circle this one: Rod Moore at the 165th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.