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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
Larceny in the 239th pick lands the Texans a C+, Clark and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. De'Corian Clark had no business being available in No. 239, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Taylor III lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Hit on Olumuyiwa Fashanu and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 23rd overall pick they get a blindside protector, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 59th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 87 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at No. 123 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They jumped the gun on Cedric Gray, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Taking Will Shipley in slot 164 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
The board fumbled De'Corian Clark all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanner McLachlan this early at pick No. 248. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.