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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The De'Corian Clark selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 46 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Taylor III value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 23 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 59th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They took Marist Liufau at par in pick No. 85, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 124 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in pick 128 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
They reached into another round for De'Corian Clark, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in the 236th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 245, miles early. It fills a real need, too.