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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 241st overall pick: the Texans steal Tuten and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Bhayshul Tuten at the 241st pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Winston Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan in Round 1, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They will replay Tate Ratledge at the 57th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kevin Winston Jr. adds a safety and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to slot 241, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.