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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 247 lands the Texans a B-, Bertrand and all.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and JD Bertrand fell into Round 7, Pick 27. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Eichenberg proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 10 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 59 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick 86 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 123rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tommy Eichenberg. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick No. 188 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick247 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.