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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (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 De'Corian Clark pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 36 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Watson.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 24th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in pick 33. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 59 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 85 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They jumped the gun on Malik Mustapha, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They took Will Shipley at par in No. 127, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
Value said wait; De'Corian Clark in the 164th pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Nice patience on Blake Watson, who had no business lasting to slot 239. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick 248 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.