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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Tanner McLachlan at No. 245. The Texans jumped the board by 45 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They banked enough surplus on Carson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Carson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at pick 59 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 85th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Caelen Carson at cornerback with running back, offensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They paid up for Sione Vaki at the 128th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Circle this one: Cedric Gray at No. 161 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Somehow De'Corian Clark was still sitting there in slot 236, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.