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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Tanner McLachlan a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Turner.

They went 5 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.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at No. 23 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Nothing to complain about; Edgerrin Cooper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at the 85th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They liked Sione Vaki enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 124. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in the 128th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at Round 5, Pick 25 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in slot 236, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at No. 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.