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    Texans
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Sione Vaki at the Round 4 slot is 31 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Arnold to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
The board fumbled Terrion Arnold all the way to No. 42, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at Round 2, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Javon Baker
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Baker at slot 86, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in the 123rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sione Vaki. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick188 Rnd6 Logan Lee
A real head-scratcher, Logan Lee in the 188th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A tidy bit of business in slot 247, where Trevin Wallace graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.