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Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 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-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent pick 164 on Xavier Thomas, a name most had 91 spots down the list.

The Legette value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 23 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A straight-up fair deal on Marist Liufau at slot 85, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid up for Malik Mustapha at No. 123 when waiting would have done the job. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They jumped the gun on Jaheim Bell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They talked themselves into Xavier Thomas at the 164th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Blake Watson for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 28 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.