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    Texans
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Mitchell: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Adonai Mitchell tumbling to the Texans in No. 59 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They are betting Taylor III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in pick No. 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 23 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cam Hart adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 188th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.