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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Ollie Gordon II, the No. 164 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 23.

If Nwankpa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 19 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach No. 55 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at Round 3, Pick 22 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 122nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Nwankpa this early at slot 164. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at the 239th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.