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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rakestraw Jr.. They are betting McLachlan proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Nice patience on Rome Odunze, who had no business lasting to the 23rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A slide stopped in No. 24, with Dallas Turner worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jared Verse in the Round 1 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick 59 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in the 85th overall pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They jumped the gun on Will Shipley, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick No. 127 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to Round 5, Pick 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached into another round for Tanner McLachlan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
They read the board right and Phil Jurkovec was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 28. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.