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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Paul from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Patrick Paul, the No. 69 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 123. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
You do not let a cornerback like Nate Wiggins reach Round 2, Pick 10 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Cooper DeJean, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick 86 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
The board fumbled Patrick Paul all the way to slot 123, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in No. 127, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at pick No. 247 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.