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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a D-.

The Texans did not so much draft Luke McCaffrey as overpay for him, 37 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. It is not that Carson is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Carson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 41st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ruke Orhorhoro in pick No. 58. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in pick 59, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They let Blake Fisher come to them and pounced at the 86th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in No. 87 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Caelen Carson at cornerback with quarterback open.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They reached a country mile for Luke McCaffrey at the 128th pick, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
No edge and no loss on Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick 236; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace slipping to pick No. 245 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at Round 7, Pick 30 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.