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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
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
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
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 checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Texans torched the value chart for Leonard Taylor III, taking him 27 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rakestraw Jr..

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They barely believed it either: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. still on the board at slot 59. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A real head-scratcher, Leonard Taylor III in Round 3, Pick 22 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots to take Khyree Jackson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Cedric Gray at the 128th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 161st pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 16, with Blake Watson worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.