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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in No. 235 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Nicholas Singleton, the No. 100 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The cost of the Hancock reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 19th overall pick they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A slide stopped in pick 53, with Tyler Booker worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A premium they did not need to pay, Elic Ayomanor a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick120 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at Round 4, Pick 19. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in No. 164 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach slot 235 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.