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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
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Loveland: B.

Call it larceny. Colston Loveland sat on the board until slot 84, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

They are betting Hancock proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 19 they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 21. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Taking Colston Loveland in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the 120th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 164th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in pick No. 235 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.