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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
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
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
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
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
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
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)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Texans lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Texans bet big and early on De'Corian Clark, 46 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd pick they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 25 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in the 59th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Leonard Taylor III in pick 85, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in No. 87, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A premium they did not need to pay, Sione Vaki a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They paid up for Jaheim Bell at the 128th pick when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Corian Clark. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach on Joshua Cephus in the 236th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.