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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for DeMonte Capehart. He came off 53 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Beebe pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 23rd overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in the 58th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick 123 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A clean, defensible pick in slot 163 with a little surplus value in Ty'Ron Hopper. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Watson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
A big swing on DeMonte Capehart at the 247th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.