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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with David Ugwoegbu in the 242nd overall pick. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Allen value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in slot 27 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A conviction pick on Edgerrin Cooper at the 53rd pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson slipping to pick 88 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braelon Allen at No. 121. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Nice patience on Kris Abrams-Draine, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 27. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick158 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A big swing on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 158th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at Round 7, Pick 19 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
A swing that ignored the value entirely, David Ugwoegbu well ahead of where he belonged. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.