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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The Tagovailoa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bowers. The Green pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and offensive lineman still on the board.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 23 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 24 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in Round 2, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette slipping to pick No. 86 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A slide stopped in the 87th pick, with Calen Bullock worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo is a better player than pick 124 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A curious use of the 128th overall pick. Edge rusher and offensive lineman needed the pick; a safety in Renardo Green did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
The board had Tyler Owens higher than slot 236, and the safety fell to them anyway. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick245 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 25 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in the 250th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.