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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for DeJean. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cooper DeJean had no business being available in No. 59, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They will answer for taking cornerback early while edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots went begging.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 42 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A surprising call. With edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 59th overall pick on Cooper DeJean, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They reached into another round for Maason Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
You do not let a wide receiver like Brenden Rice reach Round 4, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in the 127th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Fair-plus on Ty'Ron Hopper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in pick No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.