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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Players traded away
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A.J. Cann
OG
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Davis Mills
QB
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Eric Murray
S
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Jimmie Ward
S
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John Metchie III
WR
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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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Steven Nelson
CB
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Teagan Quitoriano
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Harden to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Allen pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 10. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 43 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in the 44th overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 79th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at pick No. 86 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick123 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to pick 123 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at No. 127 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 Myles Harden
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Harden in No. 188, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick247 Rnd7 Bub Means
They took Bub Means at par in the 247th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.