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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Jackson: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Khyree Jackson, the Round 4 slot, roughly 40 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had Mustapha lower, and that gap is the story. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner is a better player than the Round 1 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the 41st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 58 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Payton Wilson at pick 59. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They paid a round early for Leonard Taylor III in slot 86, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The board fumbled Kingsley Suamataia all the way to the 87th pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Khyree Jackson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malik Mustapha in pick 128, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Taking Frank Gore Jr. in the 245th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace slid further than he should have, and the 250th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It fills a real need, too.