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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Legette: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Xavier Legette at pick 59 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They will need Clark to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 27 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They took Marist Liufau at par in the 85th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at No. 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A reach for Malik Mustapha in pick No. 127; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 164th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They will replay Blake Watson at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
The board had cheaper options than Tanner McLachlan at slot 248, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.