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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
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
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
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
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
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
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
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The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Wiggins: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Nate Wiggins, the No. 15 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 59. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting McLachlan proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

With offensive lineman and linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 25 they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They barely believed it either: Nate Wiggins still on the board at pick No. 59. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 22 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Josh Newton in the 123rd pick leaves offensive lineman and linebacker for later.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A quiet steal in No. 164: Braelon Allen for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A real head-scratcher, Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Taulia Tagovailoa in pick No. 248, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.