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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans torched the value chart for Blake Watson, taking him 40 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The Sanders pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 59th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Javon Baker
By-the-book stuff, Javon Baker at the 86th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid up for Mohamed Kamara at slot 123 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at No. 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 188 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Blake Watson well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.