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Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Tanner McKee
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took McKade Mettauer at slot 248, roughly 32 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The Tanner McKee deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 23 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the 59th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They did well to land Malachi Corley in Round 3, Pick 22, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at No. 123 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
The board had cheaper options than Jaheim Bell at the 127th pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick 164 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They paid sticker price for Nathaniel Watson in the 239th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
McKade Mettauer at slot 248 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.