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Draft Selections
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Texans: C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 62 spots for Cayden Green, and value like that does not grow back. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Ioane to cover a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Hit on Cayden Green and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Cayden Green
In pick No. 22 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A tidy little value on Kayden McDonald in slot 37, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Olaivavega Ioane at pick 53. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nicholas Singleton in the 66th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They reached into another round for Parker Brailsford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Castell in No. 237. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick241 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
No drama and no debate, Robert Spears-Jennings went about where he belonged in pick 241. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.