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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 86: the Texans steal Thomas Jr. and grade out a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brian Thomas Jr. tumbling to the Texans in pick 86 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Hopper has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Melton pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Taking Nate Wiggins in pick 59 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 86 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Max Melton
A want over a need in pick No. 124: Max Melton adds a cornerback while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at the Round 4 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They read the board right and Frank Gore Jr. was the payoff at the 236th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A quiet steal in the 245th pick: Brevyn Spann-Ford for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A tidy bit of business in No. 250, where Trevin Wallace graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.