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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The Texans did not so much draft Tanner McLachlan as overpay for him, 22 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kool-Aid McKinstry in the Round 1 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 27 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A tidy little value on Malachi Corley in pick No. 85, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 124th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at pick 128 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick161 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Nothing to complain about; Braelon Allen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
No edge and no loss on Jeremy Flax in the 236th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They talked themselves into Tanner McLachlan at No. 245, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.