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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Devin Culp, 57 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Robinson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 59th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in Round 3, Pick 23 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in slot 123, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at pick 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at the 188th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in No. 238 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Devin Culp
They left a pile of value on the table to take Devin Culp this early at pick 247. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A wild overpay on De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 32, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.