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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Tanner McLachlan, 63 picks early at slot 250.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A real head-scratcher, Mohamed Kamara in the 86th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They went early on Cedric Gray in pick 124, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in the 128th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They jumped the gun on Blake Watson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick 245 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Value said wait; Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 250 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.