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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 59 spots for Evan Anderson, and value like that does not grow back.

The Washington pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with running back, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
They read the board right and Cooper DeJean was the payoff at No. 23. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Somehow Tyler Guyton was still sitting there in the 59th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, edge rusher and other spots to take T.J. Tampa, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick 124 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in Round 4, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson in pick No. 236 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
You do not let a wide receiver like Tahj Washington reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Taking Garret Greenfield in the 250th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.