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  • A$VPBVMN DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dameon Pierce
RB
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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 FutureB-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Keilan Robinson. He came off 63 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Put together, it is a D-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

On value alone, Pritchett makes the weekend a net positive. Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach on Cooper Beebe in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in slot 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Good price on Junior Colson in the 59th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 61st pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick64 Rnd2 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in No. 64 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter in pick No. 66 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Fair-plus on Zach Frazier, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They talked themselves into Tommy Eichenberg at slot 127, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
By-the-book stuff, Jarrian Jones at No. 138 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick 162 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
A wild overpay on Jalen Coker in the 188th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Keilan Robinson
Keilan Robinson at Round 7, Pick 27 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.