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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
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-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for De'Corian Clark. He came off 46 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Latu pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 23 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Fair-plus on Ja'Tavion Sanders, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in the 85th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at Round 4, Pick 24 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in slot 128; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
Value said wait; De'Corian Clark in pick No. 161 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Good price on Blake Watson in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick 245 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.