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Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Texans spent the 238th pick on Blake Watson, a name the board had a full 62 spots lower. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Landing Pritchett that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Leonard Taylor III
In slot 28 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
They reached into another round for Johnny Wilson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in pick No. 90, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Beau Brade
By-the-book stuff, Beau Brade at the 117th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 128 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nice patience on Nehemiah Pritchett, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 18. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick234 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 234th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the 238th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.