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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for McClellan: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jase McClellan tumbling to the Texans in the 248th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Reaching for Wedig left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 23 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the 59th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They let Leonard Taylor III come to them and pounced at No. 123. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in pick No. 127. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They read the board right and Jaylin Simpson was the payoff at pick 164. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig in Round 7, Pick 19 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Circle this one: Jase McClellan at the 248th pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.