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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
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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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
Larceny in No. 245 lands the Texans a B, Gore Jr. and all.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gore Jr.. Spending an early pick on safety with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 23 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the 41st overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than pick 58, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than slot 59 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 23. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A slide stopped in the 87th overall pick, with Calen Bullock worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick124 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Renardo Green, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at No. 128 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They read the board right and Tanner McLachlan was the payoff at the 236th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Circle this one: Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston in Round 7, Pick 30 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.