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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

The Leonard Taylor III selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 24 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. No fireworks, but a solid B.

On value alone, Mustapha makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
The board had Cooper DeJean higher than the 42nd overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Good price on Adisa Isaac in pick 59, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in No. 86 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Braelon Allen at slot 123 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 127th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Circle this one: Malik Mustapha at Round 6, Pick 13 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A slide stopped in the 247th overall pick, with Tylan Grable worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.