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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

Of all the ways to open, the Texans chose the head-scratcher, spending the Round 3 slot on Maason Smith with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots still wide open. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They are betting Wilson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Jurkovec pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 27 they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
They reached into another round for Johnny Wilson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of pick 88. Interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in pick No. 121, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
No edge and no loss on Jaden Hicks in the 127th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 5, Pick 22; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Nothing to complain about; Blake Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
Phil Jurkovec at No. 242 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.