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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Luke McCaffrey slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the Round 6 slot. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Watson lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 59th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
Fair-plus on DJ James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They took Mohamed Kamara at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Taking Luke McCaffrey in No. 188 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at pick No. 238 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at slot 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Hartman at the 252nd pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.