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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans did not so much draft Tanner McLachlan as overpay for him, 63 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

On value alone, Carson makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Spending an early pick on S-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in slot 59 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
By-the-book stuff, Marist Liufau at pick No. 86 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at Round 4, Pick 24 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A want over a need in the 128th overall pick: Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE while interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick 236 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 Blake Watson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Watson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in the 250th pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.