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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most.

The Ulofoshio reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 23 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Good price on Xavier Worthy in the 59th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Fair-plus on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A reach for Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 28; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in slot 236 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
No edge and no loss on Jordan Whittington in pick No. 245; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
By-the-book stuff, Ryan Watts at No. 250 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.