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Draft Selections
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (HOU)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Players Gained
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Tee Higgins
WR
Players traded away
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Damon Hazelton
WR
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Davis Mills
QB
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Drew Estrada
WR
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Johnny Johnson III
WR
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Noah Brown
WR
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Sheridan Jones sat on the board until the 257th pick, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

The Wilson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Value with a capital V on Jonathon Brooks in the 59th pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cade Stover. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A wild overpay on Johnny Wilson in the 86th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A reach for Christian Jones in Round 4, Pick 23; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 127th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Roger Rosengarten in No. 145. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They paid up for Jaylan Ford at slot 188 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Richard Jibunor in pick No. 247, miles early. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A premium they did not need to pay, Joshua Cephus a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick257 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Sheridan Jones reach pick No. 257 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.