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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Storm Duck at No. 247, a reach of 38 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. On value alone, Turner makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 58 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Corley in slot 90. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 123 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
A conviction pick on Shemar Turner at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They liked Ty'Ron Hopper enough to skip the value, taking him in the 163rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in the 239th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Storm Duck
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Storm Duck. Stacking talent where they were already deep.