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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
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
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
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Tanner McLachlan, 34 picks ahead of schedule. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. It is not that Rakestraw Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first.

The Rakestraw Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Nice patience on Cooper DeJean, who had no business lasting to Round 1, Pick 23. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 25 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A want over a need in slot 59: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman and quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid a round early for Dominick Puni in the 85th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A real head-scratcher, Mohamed Kamara in the 87th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
A conviction pick on Sione Vaki at Round 4, Pick 24 that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in the 128th overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 161st pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A premium they did not need to pay, Joshua Cephus a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at pick 245, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.