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Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent pick No. 236 on Xavier Thomas, a name the board had a full 42 spots lower. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Watts.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In No. 23 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at the 59th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in pick 85 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 24 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 128th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
The board had Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint higher than slot 161, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in pick 236 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Taking Ryan Watts in the 245th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.