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Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureD
The jury is out on the Texans. For now, C.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 4, Pick 28, a good 44 spots before the room expected him. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Coleman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

So much rides on Leonard Taylor III that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Leonard Taylor III
In the 28th pick they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 29 they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
You do not let a wide receiver like Keon Coleman reach Round 2, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the 61st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They let Trey Benson come to them and pounced at No. 90. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 128th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A slide stopped in the 154th overall pick, with Jaylin Simpson worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They paid sticker price for Blake Watson in pick No. 234, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
A straight-up fair deal on Aaron Frost at slot 238, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.