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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Clark: B-.

Somebody in pick No. 245 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while De'Corian Clark, the No. 212 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Sinnott proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 23rd pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They barely believed it either: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. still on the board at pick No. 59. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A slide stopped in No. 85, with Cooper Beebe worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A reach on Ben Sinnott in pick 128; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Nice patience on Renardo Green, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in the 236th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick245 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Taking De'Corian Clark in slot 245 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.