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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
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
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
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida 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 won the night they stopped Clark from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: De'Corian Clark, No. 236, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged.

The Taylor III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 23 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th overall pick they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 25 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker slipping to pick 59 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 3, Pick 22 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 87 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 124th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and pick 161 is lovely value for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
The board fumbled De'Corian Clark all the way to slot 236, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 25 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.