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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Julius Welschof in No. 247.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Texans indulged a want in Smith while a need in interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open.

On value alone, Pearsall makes the weekend a net positive.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 58 on Maason Smith with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They robbed the room for Ricky Pearsall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 123 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Malik Mustapha. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick No. 163 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Good price on Blake Watson in the 239th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
Julius Welschof at pick 247 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.