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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
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)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent the 245th pick on Tanner McLachlan, a name the board had a full 45 spots lower.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. The Rosemy-Jacksaint pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 27; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at the 85th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They went early on Sione Vaki in pick No. 124, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in pick 128 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They read the board right and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was the payoff at the 161st pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at No. 236, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.