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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
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-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent slot 245 on Tanner McLachlan, a name the board had a full 45 spots lower. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Getting Robinson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 23 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Somehow Chop Robinson was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 27, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A wild overpay on Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 85, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Khyree Jackson at No. 124 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They went early on Sione Vaki in the 128th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A quiet steal in the 161st pick: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They paid sticker price for Blake Watson in pick 236, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.