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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
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The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Julius Welschof in the 239th overall pick, a good 90 spots before the room expected him. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Corley 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. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 24 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 25th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in the 85th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in No. 123 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid a round early for Malik Mustapha in the 127th pick, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A quiet steal in No. 164: Braelon Allen for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
Julius Welschof at slot 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.