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    Texans
Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Poyer
S
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
Denico Autry
EDGE
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
S
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Texans lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Nobody had Keilan Robinson this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 121 spots to get him at pick No. 188. Put together, it is a D-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The veteran additions, Jalen Ramsey chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 42nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick43 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 44 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in slot 59, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in the 63rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
The board had cheaper options than Michael Pratt at pick No. 123, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 127th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sataoa Laumea at slot 139. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Keilan Robinson
A big swing on Keilan Robinson at Round 6, Pick 13, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen Coker at pick 247, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.