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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (KC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Javon Foster, 40 picks ahead of schedule. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Beebe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slid further than he should have, and pick No. 90 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
A conviction pick on James Williams at slot 123 that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They went early on Cam Hart in the 126th pick, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at pick No. 163, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in pick 175 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Nothing to complain about; Joe Milton III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.