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    Texans
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Jones: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Elijah Jones had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 16, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Benson lower, and that gap is the story.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in pick 59 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They went early on Trey Benson in slot 86, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in Round 4, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 128th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick236 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
They barely believed it either: Elijah Jones still on the board at No. 236. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Circle this one: Nathan Thomas at the 245th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick250 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Taking JD Bertrand in pick No. 250 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.