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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans robbed the room for Tampa. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how T.J. Tampa got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at pick 87. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The McLachlan pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 23rd pick they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
Fair-plus on JC Latham, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 59 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in Round 3, Pick 22 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Taking T.J. Tampa in the 87th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A reach on Malik Mustapha in pick No. 123; the board had better options right there. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick127 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They robbed the room for Cedric Gray here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They will replay De'Corian Clark at the 239th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at pick 248, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.