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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
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida 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 worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Julius Welschof. He came off 100 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They banked enough surplus on Coleman to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd overall pick they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at pick 59 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 85 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson is a better player than No. 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid up for Cedric Gray at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in pick No. 127 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in pick 164, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
Value said wait; Julius Welschof in the 239th pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanner McLachlan this early at No. 248. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.