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Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
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-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Hartman: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Sam Hartman, the No. 207 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 27. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Taylor III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at pick 23, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick24 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A tidy little value on Troy Franklin in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 58th pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at No. 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 90th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Taking Khyree Jackson in pick No. 123 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at Round 4, Pick 26 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
The board had Braelon Allen higher than the 163rd pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick 239 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at pick No. 247 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.