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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the Round 5 slot on De'Corian Clark, a name most had 36 spots down the list. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Cooper pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 23rd pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in slot 59. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Edgerrin Cooper in No. 85, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 123rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in Round 4, Pick 27 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Corian Clark. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at No. 239 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at the 248th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.