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Draft Selections
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (HOU)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PHI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PHI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Jacob Monk Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jacob Monk
OT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Jaylen Warren
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dalton Keene
TE
Head Shot
Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: A-.

The Sam Hartman selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 91 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Phillips pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, with Christian Haynes leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in Round 2, Pick 12 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick49 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 49th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick54 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at slot 54 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A tidy little value on Xavier Legette in pick 56, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Fair-plus on T.J. Tampa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in No. 69, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Renardo Green. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick78 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Andru Phillips in pick 78 leaves tight end for later.
Pick85 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Calen Bullock, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in the 95th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten slipping to slot 105 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at No. 120 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick122 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They paid a round early for Leonard Taylor III in Round 4, Pick 22, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams in the 142nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 143 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A tidy bit of business in No. 147, where Isaac Guerendo graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the 148th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Value said wait; Nelson Ceaser in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
A big swing on Sam Hartman at Round 5, Pick 28, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
They talked themselves into Nathan Thomas at pick 166, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.