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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
Draft Selections
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.







