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Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Thomas: B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Thomas. They are betting Mahogany proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamari Lassiter. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A premium they did not need to pay, Ruke Orhorhoro a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 86th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
The board had cheaper options than Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 23, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
Fair-plus on James Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick188 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in pick No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.