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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Coleman: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Keon Coleman had no business being available in Round 2, Pick 27, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Taylor III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 23 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Value said wait; Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 85 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in the 124th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 128th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 161 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
Jeremy Flax in slot 236 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
The board had Jase McClellan higher than Round 7, Pick 25, and the running back fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.