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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Catalon
DB Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Antonio Johnson
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Cowing: D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Oronde Gadsden II in No. 158. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Cowing. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the 28th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at slot 33 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
By-the-book stuff, TreVeyon Henderson at the 89th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in pick 90 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of pick No. 91. Quarterback needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in slot 95 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
No edge and no loss on Nehemiah Pritchett in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick124 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 124 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick158 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A wild overpay on Oronde Gadsden II in the 158th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon slipping to the 240th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
They robbed the room for Jacob Cowing here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.