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    Texans
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 123 on Jordan Jefferson a full 60 spots early.

The Pritchett pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
They barely believed it either: Terrion Arnold still on the board at pick No. 42. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at slot 59 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They talked themselves into Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 23, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick 123 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in No. 188 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Devin Culp
A big swing on Devin Culp at No. 247, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.