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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
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
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Ali: B-.

When a board-topper like Rasheen Ali slides to the 239th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins is a better player than pick No. 23 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in No. 58 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had Cooper Beebe higher than the Round 3 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in slot 126 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Fair-plus on Ty'Ron Hopper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in the 239th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
A quiet steal in pick 247: Jontrey Hunter for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.