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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
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 fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Texans spent real capital to be 34 picks early on Tanner McLachlan, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
A tidy bit of business in the 23rd pick, where Cooper DeJean graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 24 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They did well to land Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 59, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in the 85th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They talked themselves into Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 24, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in No. 124 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They liked Luke McCaffrey enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 128. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Renardo Green in pick No. 161. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
They paid up for Phil Jurkovec at No. 236 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.