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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the 241st pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Nwankpa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 26, with Tyler Warren worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jalen Royals in the 89th pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
The board fumbled Luke Kandra all the way to slot 126, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 164th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at No. 241 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.