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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DL Kentucky
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 7 (HOU)
Will Sheppard
WR Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Players traded away
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A.J. Cann
OG
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Desmond King II
CB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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John Metchie III
WR
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans let Carter fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Carter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The Brooks pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In pick No. 21 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22 Rnd1 Tacario Davis
In No. 22 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
They will replay Abdul Carter at Round 2, Pick 21 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Taking Xavier Restrepo in pick 85 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
No edge and no loss on Tyler Baron in the 117th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in slot 149 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
No drama and no debate, Will Sheppard went about where he belonged in slot 213. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.