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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (KC)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (TEN)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Players Gained
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Bryce Baringer
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Marcus Jones
CB
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Derek Wright
WR
Players traded away
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Damon Hazelton
WR
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Davis Mills
QB
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Gerrid Doaks
RB
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John Metchie III
WR
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Robert Woods
WR
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Samuel Cooper
OG
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Tim Boyle
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueD NeedA TradesF FutureA-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Xavier Worthy; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 32 spots ahead at Round 2, Pick 2. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A clean, defensible pick in pick 108 with a little surplus value in Audric Estime. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.