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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
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
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Tanner McLachlan selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 61 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They banked enough surplus on Liufau to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The Rakestraw Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu at Round 1, Pick 23 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick25 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 25 they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Taking Quinyon Mitchell in the 58th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at slot 59 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher and interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 86th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at slot 124 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at No. 128 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick 236 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
Phil Jurkovec in pick No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.