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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Tanner McLachlan a full 34 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing James that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in pick 59. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A straight-up fair deal on Gabriel Murphy at slot 85, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the 124th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 128th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
They let Renardo Green come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They paid up for Matthew Jones at the 236th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.