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Draft Selections
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
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Winston Jr.: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 92 name on the board, in Round 5, Pick 27.

They will need Stowers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They will replay Jalen Royals at the 89th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eli Stowers in the 126th pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 164 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Somehow Xavier Nwankpa was still sitting there in No. 241, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.