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Draft Selections
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Texans skipped the loudest one: running back is exactly as bare as it was. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will need Henderson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Johnny Wilson
In the 24th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They did well to land Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 21, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in slot 95 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at pick 121 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in pick No. 124, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick158 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck in the 240th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at No. 242 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.