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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
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 turned the phones into found money: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Sam Hartman at No. 247, roughly 36 spots before his name belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They banked enough surplus on Rakestraw Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd overall pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
A quiet steal in pick 24: Laiatu Latu for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Nice patience on Terrion Arnold, who had no business lasting to the 41st pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at pick No. 58 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Circle this one: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 59 is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A tidy bit of business in pick 87, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
The board had Isaac Guerendo higher than pick No. 122, and the running back fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sataoa Laumea in the 126th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
They took Tyler Owens at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trey Knox
No edge and no loss on Trey Knox in Round 7, Pick 18; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Value said wait; Sam Hartman in slot 247 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.