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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Jaylen Harrell, 37 picks ahead of schedule. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick No. 59 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Circle this one: Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at pick 123, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in the 127th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in No. 164 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in the 239th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanner McLachlan this early at the 248th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.