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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
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)
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Julius Welschof this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 92 spots to get him at pick No. 248.

On value alone, Corley makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd pick they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at the 85th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Circle this one: Malachi Corley at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A reach for Malik Mustapha in pick 127; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 164 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A slide stopped in pick No. 239, with Blake Watson worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
They reached a country mile for Julius Welschof at the 248th pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.