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  • BurberryDO$$AR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Texans torched the value chart for T'Vondre Sweat, taking him 35 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In slot 23 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick 85 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 124th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 28. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Good price on Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 161, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
A conviction pick on David Ugwoegbu at the 236th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick245 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Maurice Smith this early at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.