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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB 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)
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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
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent pick 161 on De'Corian Clark, a name the board had a full 39 spots lower.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd overall pick they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in pick 25 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They went early on Ruke Orhorhoro in the 59th pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Chris Braswell in No. 85, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach on Jaheim Bell in slot 124; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A conviction pick on Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 128 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
They left a pile of value on the table to take De'Corian Clark this early at Round 5, Pick 25. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the 236th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.