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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
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 let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cam Skattebo, the No. 110 name on the board, stolen at pick 241.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at the 58th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Circle this one: Alfred Collins at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A straight-up fair deal on Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.