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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. De'Corian Clark went at pick 164, a good 36 picks before the board was ready. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

DeJean falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They jumped the gun on Payton Wilson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 85 on Maason Smith with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid a round early for Malik Mustapha in the 123rd pick, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in Round 4, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick 164 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 239th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A premium they did not need to pay, Carson Steele a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.