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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Jared Wiley went at No. 163, a good 33 picks before the board was ready.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in pick No. 58, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 90th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A conviction pick on Malik Mustapha at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in No. 126 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
A real head-scratcher, Jared Wiley in pick 163 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A premium they did not need to pay, Carson Steele a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
No drama and no debate, Walter Rouse went about where he belonged in the 247th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.