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Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Julius Welschof, 92 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Benson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 23rd overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 24 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in pick No. 59. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trey Benson
The board had Trey Benson higher than slot 85, and the running back fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They went early on Malik Mustapha in pick 123, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in No. 127; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Value said wait; Gabe Hall in the 164th pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
They left a pile of value on the table to take Julius Welschof this early at Round 7, Pick 28. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.