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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Cooper from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Edgerrin Cooper, the No. 58 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 3 slot.

The Mustapha pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at slot 59 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They robbed the room for Edgerrin Cooper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A reach for Malik Mustapha in the 123rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaheim Bell a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to pick 164 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 19: Blake Watson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
No drama and no debate, Xavier Thomas went about where he belonged in pick No. 248. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.