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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Texans skipped the loudest one: interior defensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was.

The Legette steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cost of the Robinson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
They went early on Chop Robinson in slot 27, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A tidy bit of business in No. 53, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Fair-plus on Beau Brade, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Good price on Khyree Jackson in pick No. 127, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 158th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 19 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
They took Aaron Frost at par in pick 242, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.