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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
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
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Tanner McLachlan at the 245th overall pick. The Texans jumped the board by 34 and dared it to prove them wrong. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That Rakestraw Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That offensive lineman 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 offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 23 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
The board fumbled Ennis Rakestraw Jr. all the way to Round 2, Pick 27, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at pick No. 124 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at the 128th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint is a better player than slot 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.