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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
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
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ollie Gordon II fell into Round 7, Pick 23.

If Nwankpa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 55th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Deone Walker at pick No. 86 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A tidy bit of business in slot 122, where Luke Kandra graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Nwankpa in the 164th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in pick 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.