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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Allen: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Braelon Allen slide 84 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Ceaser has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 23 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 24 they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 2, Pick 27 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in the 85th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Nelson Ceaser
They talked themselves into Nelson Ceaser at No. 87, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the 123rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in pick No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Somehow Tommy Eichenberg was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 239th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. It fills a real need, too.