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    Texans
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
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-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Carson: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Caelen Carson, the No. 94 name on the board, sitting there at Round 4, Pick 23 like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Reaching for Smith left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at slot 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Worthy in the 59th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Maason Smith. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick 123 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A wild overpay on Jalyx Hunt in No. 127, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at Round 6, Pick 13 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor need, but a need all the same.