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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (HOU)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Players Gained
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Saquon Barkley
RB
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Trey Smith
OG
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Shaq Thompson
LB
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Tre'Davious White
CB
Head Shot
Marcus Williams
S
Players traded away
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Blake Cashman
LB
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Dalton Schultz
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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George Fant
OT
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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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Shaquill Griffin
CB
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: D.

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

The cost of the Abrams-Draine reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 59th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at pick No. 70 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at slot 87 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 29. Tight end needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They paid a round early for Leonard Taylor III in No. 95, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They reached a country mile for Kris Abrams-Draine at the 99th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick101 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A clean, defensible pick in pick 101 with a little surplus value in Audric Estime. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
They jumped the gun on James Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the 127th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in the 164th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They paid up for Xavier Thomas at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in pick No. 245 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They went early on Dwight McGlothern in Round 7, Pick 28, and the value did not follow. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.