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  • cubbygb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Brant Kuithe pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 32 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. That Vinson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In No. 25 they get an every-down engine for the run game. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at the 58th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Nothing to complain about; Omarr Norman-Lott went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 89 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Cooper in pick 166 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
The board had Carson Vinson higher than No. 241, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.