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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named running back, a need the Texans walked right past.

The Orhorhoro pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Reaching for McLachlan left real value on the table behind him.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
They barely believed it either: Ruke Orhorhoro still on the board at slot 86. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 127th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at Round 6, Pick 13, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A conviction pick on Tyler Owens at No. 247 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.