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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Myles Cole; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 97 spots ahead at the 126th pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, Rakestraw Jr. at that price is a win they earned. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 23 they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in pick 24 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 59 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 86th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Nice patience on Xavier Legette, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 24. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cole Bishop in the Round 4 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at the 126th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They took Tanner McLachlan at par in pick 224, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They let Frank Gore Jr. come to them and pounced at slot 238. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace is a better player than No. 247 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.