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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Sanders from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 239 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Raheim Sanders, the No. 146 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in No. 55 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick No. 86 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Somehow Andrew Mukuba was still sitting there in the 122nd pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at the 164th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at Round 7, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.