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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Dixon. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Johnny Dixon slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick No. 238. Highway robbery.

Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 42nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
By-the-book stuff, Kiran Amegadjie at the 59th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at pick No. 86 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid sticker price for Mohamed Kamara in slot 127, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 188 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in Round 7, Pick 18 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick No. 252 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.