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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
Grand theft in slot 234: the Texans steal Pearsall and grade out a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Ricky Pearsall, the No. 200 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 234.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If Yurosek pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman and quarterback went begging. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Trey Benson
They paid a round early for Trey Benson in pick No. 49, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and quarterback open.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid sticker price for Dominick Puni in slot 92, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in pick 117. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 126th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
No edge and no loss on Cole Bishop in the 154th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in No. 234 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
They talked themselves into Benjamin Yurosek at Round 7, Pick 18, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.