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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
Grand theft in pick No. 236: the Texans steal Hopper and grade out a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Ty'Ron Hopper, the No. 176 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 236. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Bell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
They read the board right and Jer'Zhan Newton was the payoff at the Round 1 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th pick they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They robbed the room for Troy Fautanu here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette slipping to the 86th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A tidy bit of business in slot 87, where Calen Bullock graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick124 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at No. 124 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A big swing on Jaheim Bell at Round 4, Pick 28, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board fumbled Ty'Ron Hopper all the way to pick 236, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tanner McLachlan in No. 245, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 250 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.