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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Taulia Tagovailoa, 40 picks early at the Round 7 slot. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Gore Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at pick 59 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in slot 86 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in pick No. 123, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Owens in Round 7, Pick 4, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Nice patience on Frank Gore Jr., who had no business lasting to the 238th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A real head-scratcher, Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 7, Pick 27 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.