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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 59: the Texans steal Wiggins and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Nate Wiggins had no business being available in slot 59, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Liufau lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Wiggins pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper DeJean in Round 2, Pick 10. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A want over a need in pick No. 59: Nate Wiggins adds a cornerback while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Circle this one: Javon Baker at the 123rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
They reached into another round for Marist Liufau, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
The board had cheaper options than Sam Hartman at No. 247, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.