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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Legette. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Xavier Legette, the No. 27 name on the board, sitting there at the 59th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

Reaching for Taylor III left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 59 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick 85 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 123rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in pick No. 127 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They read the board right and Braelon Allen was the payoff at the 164th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Mark Perry
They did well to land Mark Perry in No. 239, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 28 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.