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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B.

The Texans did not so much draft Julius Welschof as overpay for him, 81 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Clark. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in Round 1, Pick 23 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 24 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 33rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Legette in pick 59, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They let Payton Wilson come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board had cheaper options than Malik Mustapha at pick No. 123, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They liked Jaheim Bell enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 127. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Circle this one: De'Corian Clark at Round 7, Pick 19 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
Julius Welschof at the 248th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.