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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

There is reaching, and then there is Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 27. The Texans jumped the board by 41 and dared it to prove them wrong. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Pearsall steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick No. 42 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing T'Vondre Sweat in slot 59. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They will replay Ricky Pearsall at the 86th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
No edge and no loss on Josh Newton in Round 4, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 188 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyler Owens a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick247 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They talked themselves into Blake Watson at the 247th overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Hartman at the 252nd pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.