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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Leonard Taylor III at the 85th pick, roughly 27 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Mustapha that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Leonard Taylor III in the 85th pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 124. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaheim Bell a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick 236 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanner McLachlan this early at the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.