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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jaylon Carlies; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 36 spots ahead at pick 248.

On value alone, McClellan makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the 23rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kris Jenkins in pick No. 59. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Good price on Malachi Corley in the 85th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid sticker price for Tommy Eichenberg in Round 4, Pick 23, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Nothing to complain about; Sataoa Laumea went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at No. 164 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A running back of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylon Carlies this early at No. 248. A minor itch, scratched.