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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent the 124th overall pick on Byron Murphy II, a name the board had a full 50 spots lower. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with running back, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A tidy little value on Cooper Beebe in the 53rd overall pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the 95th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With running back, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent slot 121 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick124 Rnd4 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in No. 124 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.