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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Newton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Jer'Zhan Newton, the No. 12 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 59 like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Harris Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton in the 59th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 85 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Mike Sainristil while clear needs at quarterback and tight end sat open.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
You do not let a running back like MarShawn Lloyd reach the 164th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
They will replay Jha'Quan Jackson at Round 7, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
Donell Harris Jr. in No. 248 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.