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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Pearsall fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Ricky Pearsall, the No. 200 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 234.

Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 26 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They robbed the room for Malachi Corley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A reach for Jaden Hicks in pick 117; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Payton Wilson in pick No. 126, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
The board fumbled Khyree Jackson all the way to No. 154, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in Round 7, Pick 14 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Value said wait; Blake Watson in the 238th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.