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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Clemson
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in DJ Giddens, taking him 26 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

On value alone, Grant makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Benjamin Morrison at pick 23 is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to No. 53, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Deion Burks
They reached into another round for Deion Burks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 DJ Giddens
This one needs a full-page explanation: DJ Giddens in pick No. 87, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
They jumped the gun on Derrick Moore, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
They paid sticker price for Andrew Mukuba in Round 5, Pick 21, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick213 Rnd7 Tyler Van Dyke
A reach for Tyler Van Dyke in the 213th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.