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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 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-.

Priorities are a choice, and the Texans made a strange one, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE in Round 3, Pick 22 with running back, wide receiver and other spots crying out for the pick instead.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Reaching for Barrett left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in pick No. 23 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with running back, wide receiver and other spots open.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They jumped the gun on Jaheim Bell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in slot 127 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick164 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A wild overpay on Michael Barrett in No. 164, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 239th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 248 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.