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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Julius Welschof at pick No. 245, roughly 155 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Vaki pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
A tidy little value on Jared Verse in Round 1, Pick 23, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Tavion Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Value said wait; Leonard Taylor III in the 86th overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots to take Sione Vaki, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in pick 236 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Julius Welschof well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at the 250th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.