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Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped James from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 86 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while DJ James, the No. 53 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, quarterback and other spots still on the board. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the 42nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They read the board right and Cooper Beebe was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 27. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at pick No. 127 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 188th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A conviction pick on Solomon Byrd at No. 247 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.