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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Texans, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The Taylor III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Benson.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at slot 23. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 59; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A real head-scratcher, Leonard Taylor III in the 85th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Max Melton
Value with a capital V on Max Melton in the 124th overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in pick No. 128; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in the 161st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in slot 245 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.