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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

It is a puzzling start. The Texans had wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots to solve and reached instead for Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE, at No. 90. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Gentry. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at the 58th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in the 123rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
No edge and no loss on MarShawn Lloyd in pick No. 126; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
They paid sticker price for Andru Phillips in Round 5, Pick 27, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Fair-plus on Mark Perry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry slid further than he should have, and pick 247 is lovely value for the linebacker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.