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T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

Priorities are a choice, and the Texans made a strange one, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE in the 127th overall pick with running back, wide receiver and other spots crying out for the pick instead. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 42 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They read the board right and Edgerrin Cooper was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Value with a capital V on Cade Stover in pick No. 86, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Nice patience on Matt Goncalves, who had no business lasting to No. 123. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, wide receiver and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.