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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 164 on De'Corian Clark a full 36 spots early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 59, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 3, Pick 22 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A conviction pick on Jaheim Bell at No. 127 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A wild overpay on De'Corian Clark in the 164th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at Round 7, Pick 19 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A reach on Carson Steele in No. 248; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.