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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

It is a puzzling start. The Texans had running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots to solve and reached instead for Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE, at pick 124.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. That Gray pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In No. 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They paid sticker price for Cooper DeJean in the 53rd overall pick, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in pick 95 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
They did well to land James Williams in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in slot 124 leaves running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick158 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A slide stopped in No. 158, with Cedric Gray worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rylie Mills. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick242 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson at the 242nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.