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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
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
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
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 did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans did not so much draft Tanner McLachlan as overpay for him, 45 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Clark that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 23 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Edgerrin Cooper. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Leonard Taylor III. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They paid a round early for Sione Vaki in Round 4, Pick 24, more than the board wanted. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at No. 128 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Renardo Green slipping to the 161st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 236th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached into another round for Tanner McLachlan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.