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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans torched the value chart for Mason Fairchild, taking him 51 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Shipley value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 23 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at pick 58 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 27 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Taking Will Shipley in the 163rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
Mason Fairchild at slot 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.