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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
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-
Grand theft in pick No. 124: the Texans steal Bullock and grade out a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Calen Bullock, the No. 75 name on the board, sitting there at No. 124 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Hopper lower, and that gap is the story. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Terrion Arnold at the 41st overall pick is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They robbed the room for Kool-Aid McKinstry here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
The board had Payton Wilson higher than No. 59, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
They reached a country mile for Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Value with a capital V on Xavier Legette in slot 87, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Calen Bullock in Round 4, Pick 24, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 128 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Tanner McLachlan worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A big swing on Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 25, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taulia Tagovailoa this early at pick No. 250. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.