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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Frank Gore Jr. at slot 128, roughly 96 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Getting Arnold where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in slot 59 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick86 Rnd3 Malik Washington
They jumped the gun on Malik Washington, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 124 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 4, Pick 28 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They reached a country mile for Solomon Byrd at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 245 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ryan Watts. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.