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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bralen Trice selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 42 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Rosengarten falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at No. 42 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at Round 2, Pick 27, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
No drama and no debate, Cole Bishop went about where he belonged in slot 86. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick123 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They let Jarvis Brownlee Jr. come to them and pounced at the 127th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 188 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They paid up for Tanner McLachlan at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Emani Bailey
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emani Bailey. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
A wild overpay on Jowon Briggs in the 247th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.