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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent slot 245 on Tanner McLachlan, a name most had 45 spots down the list.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Value with a capital V on Dallas Turner in the Round 1 slot, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 59 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick No. 85 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They robbed the room for Khyree Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in the 128th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Value said wait; Jaylan Ford in pick 161 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
They talked themselves into Dylan McMahon at Round 7, Pick 16, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at the 245th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.