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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Xavier Nwankpa in Round 5, Pick 27.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Booker steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 19th pick they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 55 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick 86, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They read the board right and Luke Kandra was the payoff at the 122nd overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at slot 164 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick239 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.