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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
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 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
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans let Mitchell fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Mitchell falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Taylor III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 23 they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jared Verse at the 25th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick59 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Taking Quinyon Mitchell in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 85 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in Round 4, Pick 23 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 127 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to No. 164 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 239, where Blake Watson graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanner McLachlan well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.