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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureD
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Texans.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jalyx Hunt in No. 124, a good 46 spots before the room expected him. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

On value alone, Rosemy-Jacksaint makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Hunt is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Jer'Zhan Newton and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper is a better player than pick No. 59 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in the 86th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in No. 87 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A surprising call. With offensive lineman and quarterback still to address, they spent the 124th overall pick on Jalyx Hunt, a S-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at Round 4, Pick 28 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They barely believed it either: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint still on the board at No. 236. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A big swing on Blake Watson at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at the 250th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.