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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
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-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 245 on Tanner McLachlan a full 45 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Liufau. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 23rd overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 59th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick 85 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 124 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They jumped the gun on Sione Vaki, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Renardo Green at slot 161 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick236 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joshua Cephus. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at slot 245, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.