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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 25 spots for Maason Smith, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The DeJean value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A quiet steal in the 42nd overall pick: Cooper DeJean for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to No. 59 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A wild overpay on Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at slot 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 127, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in Round 6, Pick 13, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They talked themselves into Joshua Cephus at the 247th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.