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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
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 did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Give the room credit for holding its nerve. Edgerrin Cooper came off the board 17 spots later than his grade, and the Texans were the ones waiting when he fell.

The Okie-Anoma pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 23rd pick they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper is a better player than the 59th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick122 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at slot 122 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 26 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in No. 224 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at the 238th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.