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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
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
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
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
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Texans: C.

Some picks age like wine; De'Corian Clark at No. 164 will need to, sitting 36 spots clear of his grade. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Corum that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Hit on Byron Murphy II and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 27 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
By-the-book stuff, Marist Liufau at pick No. 85 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A quiet steal in the 87th overall pick: Blake Corum for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in the 123rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board had cheaper options than Malik Mustapha at No. 127, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
They talked themselves into De'Corian Clark at the 164th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They went early on Xavier Thomas in Round 7, Pick 19, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanner McLachlan this early at pick No. 248. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.