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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

Nobody had Jase McClellan this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 86 spots to get him at the 123rd pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Texans indulged a want in Melton while a need in wide receiver, quarterback and other spots stayed open. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Melton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in pick 58 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 90th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jase McClellan
They talked themselves into Jase McClellan at Round 4, Pick 23, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Melton
A curious use of the 126th overall pick. Wide receiver, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Max Melton did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They liked Dwight McGlothern enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 239. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at No. 247 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.