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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Vaki. Final grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Sione Vaki at pick No. 188 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick 42 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A slide stopped in No. 59, with T.J. Tampa worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 23 with a little surplus value in Michael Hall Jr.. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They took Theo Johnson at par in pick No. 123, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the 127th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Somehow Sione Vaki was still sitting there in slot 188, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They paid a round early for Kimani Vidal in the 238th pick, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick252 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in No. 252 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.