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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for De'Corian Clark, 30 picks ahead of schedule.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Edgerrin Cooper at the 59th overall pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid up for Khyree Jackson at pick 86 when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
No drama and no debate, Isaac Guerendo went about where he belonged in the 127th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They talked themselves into De'Corian Clark at Round 7, Pick 27, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.