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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Xavier Thomas at the Round 5 slot regardless, 94 picks early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. DeJean at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Nice patience on Cooper DeJean, who had no business lasting to pick No. 23. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Fair-plus on Roman Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in No. 124 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board had cheaper options than Malik Mustapha at Round 4, Pick 28, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick 161 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.