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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
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
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Coleman: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Keon Coleman slide 25 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. They are betting Hopper proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in slot 53, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Corley at pick 88, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Fair-plus on Beau Brade, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 127th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid a round early for Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 5, Pick 22, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in the 239th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings at pick No. 242 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.