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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Anim Dankwah at the 247th overall pick is 31 spots clear of where he belonged.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Beebe value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 2, Pick 10 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in No. 59, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 86 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
The board had Matt Goncalves higher than pick 123, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
This one needs a full-page explanation: Garret Greenfield in slot 188, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Anim Dankwah. A need, and now a little less of one.