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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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RND:
7
(SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Cooper
Beebe
OG
Anthony
Bradford
OG
Jamaree
Salyer
OG
Players traded away
CJ
Henderson
CB
Dalton
Schultz
TE
Dameon
Pierce
RB
Davis
Mills
QB
Desmond
King II
CB
Dylan
Horton
DE
Jimmie
Ward
S
John
Metchie III
WR
Juice
Scruggs
C
Kenyon
Green
OG
Laremy
Tunsil
OT
Noah
Brown
WR
Robert
Woods
WR
Shaq
Mason
OG
Stefon
Diggs
WR
Tytus
Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
D-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD+
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D-. Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent Round 6, Pick 35 on Jimmy Horn Jr., a name the board had a full 88 spots lower. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.
The Neal pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 4 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick22
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the 22nd pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25
Rnd1
Will Campbell
Will Campbell at pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51
Rnd2
Luther Burden III
Somehow Luther Burden III was still sitting there in slot 51, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53
Rnd2
Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73
Rnd3
Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 73rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick84
Rnd3
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in Round 3, Pick 20 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87
Rnd3
Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams in pick 87 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the 88th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123
Rnd4
Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125
Rnd4
Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at slot 125 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick166
Rnd5
Devin Neal
They barely believed it either: Devin Neal still on the board at the 166th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick210
Rnd6
Jimmy Horn Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Jimmy Horn Jr. in pick No. 210 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238
Rnd7
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.