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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into pick 241. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in the 58th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 89 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 126 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 165th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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.