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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
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
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
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
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
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tanner McLachlan at the 245th overall pick regardless, 34 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Sanders pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 23 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 24 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 59th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board fumbled Ja'Tavion Sanders all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at pick 87 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A reach for Sione Vaki in the 124th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 128th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Value with a capital V on Renardo Green in No. 161, a genuine coup. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A tidy little value on Blake Watson in pick 236, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in the 245th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.