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Draft Selections
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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Bhayshul Tuten sat on the board until No. 239, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Nwankpa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren slipping to pick 55 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They took Donovan Jackson at par in slot 86, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 4, Pick 21 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 164 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick No. 239 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.