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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Tuten: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 160 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 241st overall pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If Nwankpa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
By-the-book stuff, Kenneth Grant at the 25th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Steal is underselling it; Tate Ratledge at the 58th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in No. 89 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 4, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They reached a country mile for Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Somehow Bhayshul Tuten was still sitting there in slot 241, and they pounced on premier running back value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.