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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Jon Runyan
C
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Isaiah Simmons
S
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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Blake Cashman
LB
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Denzel Perryman
LB
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Devin Singletary
RB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Kendrick Green
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Maliek Collins
DT
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Robert Woods
WR
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Scott Quessenberry
C
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Shaquill Griffin
CB
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Sheldon Rankins
DT
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Texans torched the value chart for Jared Wiley, taking him 65 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Fair-plus on T'Vondre Sweat, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 59 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at the 63rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in pick No. 64 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 86 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A reasonable price with a little left over, Calen Bullock in pick No. 87. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 88th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in slot 94 leaves quarterback for later.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They reached into another round for Cedric Gray, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 123rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 27 on James Williams, a safety they were not short of.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Value said wait; Jared Wiley in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at pick 202 is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at Round 7, Pick 4 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A reach on Kimani Vidal in the 238th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at the 247th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.