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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
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
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: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
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
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
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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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Julius Welschof; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 103 spots ahead at pick 236.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The McCaffrey pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A straight-up fair deal on Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 59, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Nice patience on Trey Benson, who had no business lasting to the 85th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They read the board right and Malachi Corley was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 24. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the 124th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A big swing on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at No. 128, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 161st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
They talked themselves into Julius Welschof at pick No. 236, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at pick 245, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.