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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
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
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Leonard Taylor III, 28 picks ahead of schedule.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing McClellan that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Edgerrin Cooper. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Leonard Taylor III well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 124th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
The board had cheaper options than Luke McCaffrey at Round 4, Pick 28, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Renardo Green
They read the board right and Renardo Green was the payoff at slot 161. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at slot 236 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jase McClellan at the 245th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.