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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Players Gained
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Trey Smith
OG
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Easton Stick
QB
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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Garret Wallow
LB
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George Fant
OT
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Jimmie Ward
S
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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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Robert Woods
WR
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Shaq Mason
OG
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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-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Jared Wiley at slot 127 is 73 spots clear of where he belonged. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Mims value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in the 35th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at No. 59 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 63 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 64 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A conviction pick on Jaylen Wright at slot 65 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman open.
Pick95 Rnd3 James Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, James Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Newton at pick 123, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
They paid a round early for Keaton Bills in slot 224, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Austin Reed
A clean, defensible pick in the 238th pick with a little surplus value in Austin Reed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
No edge and no loss on Jalen Coker in No. 253; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.