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Draft Selections
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
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
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
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
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)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Julius Welschof, 103 picks ahead of schedule. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

However the rest shakes out, Franklin at that price is a win they earned. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd overall pick they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th pick they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 9 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Somehow Troy Franklin was still sitting there in slot 57, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick 59 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson slipping to No. 85 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
By-the-book stuff, Marist Liufau at No. 87 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in slot 124; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid up for Malik Mustapha at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 161st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
They reached a country mile for Julius Welschof at Round 7, Pick 16, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 245, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.