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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
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)
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
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
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 checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The De'Corian Clark pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 36 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Watson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd pick they get an island corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 59; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at the 85th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid a round early for Malik Mustapha in No. 123, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They went early on Jaheim Bell in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A real head-scratcher, De'Corian Clark in Round 5, Pick 28 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Blake Watson at slot 239. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.