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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
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
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
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans won the night they stopped Pearsall from sliding. Grade: 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 the 234th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If Yurosek pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 27th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Trey Benson
They paid a round early for Trey Benson in pick 49, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in the 92nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in slot 117. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in No. 126, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reach on Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Taking Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 234 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
This one needs a full-page explanation: Benjamin Yurosek in pick 238, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.