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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Mukuba fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Andrew Mukuba, the No. 72 name on the board, stolen at slot 121. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 20 they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 52 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They barely believed it either: Tyleik Williams still on the board at the 84th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A safety of that caliber at No. 121 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
They took Eli Stowers at par in slot 164, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They paid sticker price for Shilo Sanders in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.