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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (KC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a D+.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. Reaching for Wilson left real value on the table behind him. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Leonard Taylor III
In pick 28 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 53rd overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid up for Payton Wilson at slot 60 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 88th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Fair-plus on Malachi Corley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at pick No. 121, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 158 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in pick 239 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.