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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Dont'e Thornton Jr. a full 86 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. On value alone, Brown makes the weekend a net positive.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 31st overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Hollin Pierce
A real head-scratcher, Hollin Pierce in Round 2, Pick 26 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They reached a country mile for Jake Majors at No. 79, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 89, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Logan Brown
The board fumbled Logan Brown all the way to the 166th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in slot 236 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 241st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.