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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
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Luke McCaffrey slide 39 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Bell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A slide stopped in No. 42, with Cooper DeJean worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to slot 59 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maason Smith well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick 123 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They talked themselves into Jaheim Bell at pick No. 127, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick188 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Luke McCaffrey in Round 6, Pick 13, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at the 247th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.