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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
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
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
The Texans robbed the room for Corum. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Blake Corum, pick No. 124, roughly 51 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

McLachlan has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 23 they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in pick 59. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in Round 3, Pick 22 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in No. 87; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the 124th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
The board had cheaper options than Sione Vaki at slot 128, and it noticed. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 161st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A wild overpay on Tanner McLachlan in Round 7, Pick 25, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.