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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
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
The Texans land in the muddy middle: C+.

Some picks age like wine; De'Corian Clark at Round 5, Pick 25 will need to, sitting 39 spots clear of his grade. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Robinson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd overall pick they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A real head-scratcher, Leonard Taylor III in pick 85 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Roman Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid a round early for Cedric Gray in the 124th pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They jumped the gun on Malik Mustapha, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
Value said wait; De'Corian Clark in pick 161 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanner McLachlan. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Carson Steele
The board had cheaper options than Carson Steele at slot 245, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.