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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tanner McLachlan at the Round 7 slot is 45 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Braswell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 23 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in No. 59. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Steal is underselling it; Chris Braswell at Round 3, Pick 22 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They read the board right and Leonard Taylor III was the payoff at pick No. 124. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at pick 128 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Renardo Green in the 161st overall pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick236 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in Round 7, Pick 16 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanner McLachlan well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.