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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Polk from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ja'Lynn Polk fell into No. 123.

They are betting Taylor III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and No. 42 is lovely value for the cornerback. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 59, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 123 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the 188th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A reach for Sam Hartman in pick No. 247; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.