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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Logan Lee, 84 picks early at the Round 4 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The McLachlan steal is the beam this whole class leans on. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A tidy little value on Payton Wilson in pick No. 59, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
The board had Xavier Legette higher than the Round 3 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in the 123rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Logan Lee
They talked themselves into Logan Lee at No. 127, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Nice patience on Tanner McLachlan, who had no business lasting to slot 224. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyler Owens a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 27 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.