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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Texans torched the value chart for Kamal Hadden, taking him 44 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

With quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Henderson. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 29 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A tidy little value on Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 21, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at No. 92 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 95. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Fair-plus on Tyler Davis, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They talked themselves into Darius Robinson at pick 121, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cade Stover
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 124 on Cade Stover with quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kamal Hadden well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.