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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
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tanner Mordecai Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Tanner Mordecai at the 239th pick is 67 spots clear of where he belonged.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 27th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in slot 88, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Donovan Edwards in pick No. 121, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson slid further than he should have, and No. 127 is lovely value for the linebacker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Good price on Malik Mustapha in Round 5, Pick 22, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tanner Mordecai
They talked themselves into Tanner Mordecai at the 239th pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings in pick No. 242 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.