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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
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
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureD-
The Texans did enough to get by: C.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 129 on Myles Cole a full 93 spots early. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

That Rosemy-Jacksaint pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Newton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman and quarterback.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

If Jared Verse and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 23 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 59th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick60 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 60th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Khyree Jackson in No. 86. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They reached into another round for Sione Vaki, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They bypassed pressing needs at offensive lineman and quarterback to take Josh Newton, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick129 Rnd4 Myles Cole
A wild overpay on Myles Cole in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in slot 236 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A big swing on Blake Watson at pick No. 245, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They liked De'Corian Clark enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 30. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.