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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody else had Tanner McLachlan anywhere near pick No. 250. The Texans did, by 63 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Liufau. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in the 59th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in slot 86 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Taking Marist Liufau in No. 124 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They left a pile of value on the table to take Renardo Green this early at pick No. 128. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They paid up for Blake Watson at pick 236 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Value said wait; Joshua Cephus in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in pick 250, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.