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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
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 checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Logan Lee a full 84 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Getting Amegadjie where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in the 42nd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to Round 2, Pick 27 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 86 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Steal is underselling it; Cam Hart at slot 123 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Logan Lee
They left a pile of value on the table to take Logan Lee this early at pick 127. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the 188th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had Frank Gore Jr. higher than pick 238, and the running back fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
The board had cheaper options than Tyler Owens at pick No. 247, and it noticed. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
By-the-book stuff, Sam Hartman at the 252nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.