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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
Corley should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Malachi Corley, the No. 79 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 123rd overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 24th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at No. 59, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
You do not let a linebacker like Edgerrin Cooper reach pick No. 85 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Somehow Patrick Paul was still sitting there in pick 87, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
They barely believed it either: Malachi Corley still on the board at the 123rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at Round 4, Pick 27 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A quiet steal in slot 164: Braelon Allen for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Steal is underselling it; De'Corian Clark at pick 239 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Taking Blake Watson in No. 248 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.