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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
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The Texans robbed the room for Wiggins. Final grade: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Nate Wiggins, the No. 37 name on the board, in the 90th overall pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Watson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at the 49th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Nate Wiggins
Taking Nate Wiggins in pick 90 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick117 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
They barely believed it either: Malachi Corley still on the board at the 117th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Payton Wilson a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at No. 154 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick234 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A big swing on Blake Watson at slot 234, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A wild overpay on Sam Hartman in Round 7, Pick 18, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.