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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Texans never addressed interior defensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Muasau pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every board in the league had Sinnott lower, and that gap is the story.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in the 42nd pick with a little surplus value in Darius Robinson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at pick 59 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
The board had cheaper options than Ben Sinnott at Round 3, Pick 23, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Fair-plus on Jarvis Brownlee Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick No. 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell slid further than he should have, and No. 188 is lovely value for the tight end. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamal Hadden in the Round 6 slot. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
A quiet steal in the 238th overall pick: Darius Muasau for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Whittington at Round 7, Pick 27 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.