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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Myles Cole a full 97 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rakestraw Jr.. Spending an early pick on cornerback with offensive lineman and quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Edgerrin Cooper at slot 59. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 86 leaves offensive lineman and quarterback for later.
Pick122 Rnd4 Gabe Hall
They talked themselves into Gabe Hall at the 122nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
No edge and no loss on Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 224; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 238th overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 27 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.