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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
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-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

Everything else got attention, and offensive lineman got none. That is a strange way for the Texans to leave a draft. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Jurkovec steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Hopper has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 88 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at the 121st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
No drama and no debate, Jaden Hicks went about where he belonged in the 127th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 158; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Nothing to complain about; Blake Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
A slide stopped in pick No. 242, with Phil Jurkovec worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.