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Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (IND)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (PHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (JAX)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Braxton Berrios
WR
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Jake Browning
QB
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Julian Love
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Michael Mayer
TE
Players traded away
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DJ Scaife Jr.
OT
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Drew Estrada
WR
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Texans robbed the room for Thomas. Final grade: A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nathan Thomas, the Round 7 slot, roughly 56 picks past where he belonged. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The cost of the Guerendo reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 54 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They paid up for Cooper Beebe at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A reasonable price with a little left over, T.J. Tampa in pick No. 61. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Good price on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 81, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Somehow Kiran Amegadjie was still sitting there in slot 82, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick96 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in Round 3, Pick 33 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A real head-scratcher, Isaac Guerendo in the 117th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
You do not let an offensive lineman like Nathan Thomas reach the 254th overall pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.