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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Allen. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Braelon Allen, the No. 157 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 16 like a gift left on the doorstep.

McLachlan has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper DeJean in pick No. 23. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick 59 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Ennis Rakestraw Jr. while clear needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 124 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A conviction pick on Sione Vaki at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They did well to land Ty'Ron Hopper in the 161st pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at No. 236 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanner McLachlan well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.