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Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The war room fell hard for Tanner McLachlan, and it showed at the 164th overall pick: 97 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Getting Benson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 23 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the 59th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at Round 3, Pick 22 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Circle this one: Trey Benson at No. 123 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tanner McLachlan
Value said wait; Tanner McLachlan in the 164th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They will replay Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
They reached a country mile for Julius Welschof at the 248th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.