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    Texans
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (LAC)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Khari Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (LAC)
Khari Coleman
OLB-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
Conviction outran the board for the Texans, and it cost them: F.

Nobody had Javon Foster this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 36 spots to get him at pick 90. There is no dressing it up: a F.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. The Turner value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 40 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 58 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick 69 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A tidy little value on Blake Corum in slot 78, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Foster
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Javon Foster well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in No. 105 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A conviction pick on Cam Hart at the 123rd pick that the board grades a round light. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Simpson in Round 5, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Nice patience on Jaylen Wright, who had no business lasting to pick 163. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.