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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Maason Smith went at the 86th pick, a good 25 picks before the board was ready. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took DeJean.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 59th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They reached a country mile for Maason Smith at Round 3, Pick 23, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at No. 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at the 188th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in pick 247 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.