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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans did not so much draft Julius Welschof as overpay for him, 108 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Turner at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 58th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in slot 90 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 123 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malik Mustapha in No. 126, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick163 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A wild overpay on De'Corian Clark in pick 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They jumped the gun on Carson Steele, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
Julius Welschof at the 247th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.