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Draft Selections
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
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Singleton: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 100 name on the board, in the 241st overall pick.

The Nwankpa reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
The board had Tyler Warren higher than Round 2, Pick 26, and the tight end fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
The board fumbled Dylan Fairchild all the way to pick 89, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Andrew Mukuba in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Nwankpa in No. 164 is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
They will replay Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 241 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.