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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The Texans spent real capital to be 27 picks early on Leonard Taylor III, and the board is going to hold them to it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nabers at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 23rd pick they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 59, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid up for Malik Mustapha at slot 123 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They liked Cam Hart enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 27. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Nice patience on Ty'Ron Hopper, who had no business lasting to the 164th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson is a better player than No. 239 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanner McLachlan well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.