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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Players traded away
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D'Angelo Ross
CB
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Scott Quessenberry
C
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall F
ValueD- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Williams reach set a tone the Texans could not shake: F.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for James Williams, 78 picks ahead of schedule. It bottoms out at a F.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In pick 23 they get a disruptive interior force, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ja'Tavion Sanders this early at No. 36. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 James Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for James Williams. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in Round 3, Pick 27 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid a round early for Javon Foster in slot 123, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They paid up for Jordan Travis at the 126th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick176 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 176 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.