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    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Winston Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somebody in Round 5, Pick 28 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 104 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They are betting Griffith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in Round 2, Pick 26 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
By-the-book stuff, Dylan Fairchild at No. 89 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach for Oronde Gadsden II in the 126th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 165, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.