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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
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
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
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
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
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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Davis Mills
QB
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Jimmie Ward
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: C-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 25, a reach of 34 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Rakestraw Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Hit on Rome Odunze and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 24th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in pick 41 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Good price on Chris Braswell in the 59th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Junior Colson at No. 85 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in the 87th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They liked Sione Vaki enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 124. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at pick 128 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
They read the board right and Renardo Green was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 25. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in pick No. 236 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.