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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
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 won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Some picks age like wine; Devin Culp at pick No. 250 will need to, sitting 81 spots clear of his grade. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Rakestraw Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Rakestraw Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A cornerback of that caliber at the 41st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Payton Wilson at pick No. 58 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 59th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent slot 86 on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette is a better player than Round 3, Pick 24 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 128th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A slide stopped in the 236th overall pick, with Tyler Owens worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox slipping to pick 245 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Devin Culp
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Culp. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.