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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
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
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
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Dameon Pierce
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
The Texans land in the muddy middle: C+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot, a good 45 spots before the room expected him. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Clark falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

So much rides on Cooper DeJean that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 23 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at pick 85 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A premium they did not need to pay, Sione Vaki a notch or two before his time. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach on Jaheim Bell in No. 128; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
A tidy bit of business in pick 161, where Renardo Green graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They will replay De'Corian Clark at slot 236 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A wild overpay on Tanner McLachlan in the 245th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.