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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureD+
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Patrick Paul fell into pick 123.

The cost of the Jefferson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Texans indulged a want in Sainristil while a need in tight end stayed open.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at pick No. 43. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in slot 59, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
The board fumbled Ladd McConkey all the way to Round 2, Pick 28, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Mike Sainristil at cornerback with tight end open.
Pick123 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 123rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the 188th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 247, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.