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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Mukuba fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Andrew Mukuba, the No. 69 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 126. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Every board in the league had Slackman lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In slot 25 they get a blindside protector, reach and all.
Pick58 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They did well to land Isaiah Bond in Round 2, Pick 26, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Nothing to complain about; Devin Neal went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the 126th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick165 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 165 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
A wild overpay on Joey Slackman in the 241st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.