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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
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
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Frank Gore Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 38 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Corley to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 42nd overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to No. 59 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at pick No. 86 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 123rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in slot 127, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Gore Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at pick 247 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.