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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The war room fell hard for Xavier Thomas, and it showed at the Round 5 slot: 48 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
The board had cheaper options than Byron Murphy II at Round 2, Pick 26, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They read the board right and Johnny Wilson was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 123rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Gray at pick 126 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached into another round for Xavier Thomas, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Good price on Blake Watson in No. 239, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Storm Duck
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Storm Duck. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.