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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
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
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
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
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)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
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The Texans robbed the room for Rakestraw Jr.. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ennis Rakestraw Jr., the No. 38 name on the board, stolen at No. 85.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had McLachlan lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 23 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Legette reach slot 59 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They will replay Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 85th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They let Trey Benson come to them and pounced at the 87th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Corley at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick 128 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 James Williams
Somehow James Williams was still sitting there in pick 161, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick236 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board had Taulia Tagovailoa higher than the 236th pick, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 245 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.