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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
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More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Every board in the league had Hopper lower, and that gap is the story. They banked enough surplus on Restrepo to cover a lot of smaller sins. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 28 they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
The board had Xavier Legette higher than Round 2, Pick 17, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in the 90th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 117th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine is a better player than No. 128 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They reached a country mile for Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 154, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick234 Rnd7 Erick All
A reach for Erick All in slot 234; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Xavier Restrepo graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.