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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
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. De'Corian Clark, the No. 217 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 239. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Logue to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 58th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 27 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 123rd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They paid sticker price for Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 126, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 163 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 239 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at pick 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.