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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke McCaffrey fell into slot 188. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Okie-Anoma pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Sainristil pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Value with a capital V on Cooper DeJean in the 42nd overall pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 59 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A want over a need in the 86th pick: Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at No. 123, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in pick 188, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
A big swing on Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick No. 247, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.