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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent pick 164 on De'Corian Clark, a name most had 31 spots down the list. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 23 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A reach on Payton Wilson in slot 59; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
By-the-book stuff, Marist Liufau at the 85th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They went early on Malik Mustapha in pick No. 123, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
The board had cheaper options than Jaheim Bell at slot 127, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
This one needs a full-page explanation: De'Corian Clark in Round 5, Pick 28, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They paid up for Carson Steele at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A conviction pick on Tanner McLachlan at pick 248 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.