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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Shipley. Final grade: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Will Shipley tumbling to the Texans in pick No. 121 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Hopper proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 27 they get a problem off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 53 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the 88th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at Round 4, Pick 21 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Nothing to complain about; Cam Hart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They went early on Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 158, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in pick No. 239 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 242nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.