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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tony Grimes
DB Texas A&M
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
DB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in the 240th pick: the Texans steal Grimes and grade out a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Texans, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Stover is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first. The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On value alone, Grimes makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 33rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kalen King
Value with a capital V on Kalen King in pick 53, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper Beebe at No. 58 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Graham Barton
By-the-book stuff, Graham Barton at Round 3, Pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They went early on Junior Colson in pick No. 95, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in No. 121 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick124 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in pick No. 131 leaves quarterback and tight end for later.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ray Davis
Nothing to complain about; Ray Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A tidy bit of business in the 205th overall pick, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in slot 213 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at pick 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at Round 7, Pick 22 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.