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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
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 Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
The Texans did enough to get by: C+.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Tanner McLachlan went at the 245th overall pick, a good 45 picks before the board was ready. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wilson. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd pick they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 24 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 59th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
The board fumbled Payton Wilson all the way to No. 85, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached a country mile for Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 24, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A premium they did not need to pay, Sione Vaki a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A conviction pick on Jaheim Bell at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint is a better player than No. 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Watson at slot 236, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in the 245th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.