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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
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
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
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Every other box got a look, but offensive lineman did not. The Texans will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

That Jurkovec pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Hopper reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Corley at No. 88 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A clean, defensible pick in slot 121 with a little surplus value in Beau Brade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Fair-plus on Kris Abrams-Draine, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid a round early for Ty'Ron Hopper in the 158th overall pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They did well to land Blake Watson in pick 239, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
Phil Jurkovec at pick No. 242 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.