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Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NYG)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIA)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NO)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Jake Browning
QB
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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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Larry Rountree III
RB
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Robert Woods
WR
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Tim Boyle
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Texans turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Sam Hartman, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Bullock pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end still on the board.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the 46th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick47 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at No. 47 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick51 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They took Braden Fiske at par in the 51st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick54 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in pick No. 54 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in Round 2, Pick 26; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
They jumped the gun on Jaylen Wright, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A reach for Dominick Puni in No. 75; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Renardo Green. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick79 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Calen Bullock adds a safety and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They liked Audric Estime enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 90. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at pick 143. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They went early on Jaylen Harrell in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 203rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.