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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The war room fell hard for De'Corian Clark, and it showed at slot 163: 32 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Landing Turner that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 23 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid up for Payton Wilson at No. 58 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Leonard Taylor III in the 90th pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They went early on Malik Mustapha in the 123rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in pick 126 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A real head-scratcher, De'Corian Clark in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They paid sticker price for Xavier Thomas in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A straight-up fair deal on Carson Steele at pick 247, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.