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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
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David Njoku
TE
Players traded away
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A.J. Cann
OG
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Eric Murray
S
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Jalen Pitre
S
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John Metchie III
WR
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a D-.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

Reaching for Abrams-Draine left real value on the table behind him. The Nubin value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The David Njoku pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In No. 32 they get a true top target, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin is a better player than the 40th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A tidy little value on Trey Benson in slot 85, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They did well to land Maason Smith in the 88th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 28 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kris Abrams-Draine in pick No. 93, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley slid further than he should have, and pick No. 94 is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Junior Colson
The board had cheaper options than Junior Colson at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at slot 121 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They jumped the gun on Jaheim Bell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick158 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Fair-plus on Joe Milton III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
Donell Harris Jr. at the 239th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick242 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in No. 242 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.