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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
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The war room fell hard for Jordan Jefferson, and it showed at the Round 4 slot: 61 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Wiggins pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Wiggins pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A slide stopped in pick No. 42, with Cooper DeJean worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Nate Wiggins in No. 59 leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They barely believed it either: Dominick Puni still on the board at the 127th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 188 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at slot 247 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.