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T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Akeem Dent Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Akeem Dent
S Florida State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Texans. For now, C+.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Akeem Dent, taking him 104 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

So much rides on T'Vondre Sweat that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at slot 59 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A tidy little value on Kris Abrams-Draine in the 86th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick123 Rnd4 Myles Cole
They left a pile of value on the table to take Myles Cole this early at Round 4, Pick 23. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in No. 127, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Myles Harden
Myles Harden at pick 188 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Akeem Dent
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Akeem Dent. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.