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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Hicks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in No. 59, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Junior Colson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malachi Corley at pick No. 85. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks is a better player than Round 4, Pick 24 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Fair-plus on Kris Abrams-Draine, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
No drama and no debate, Jaylen Wright went about where he belonged in the 161st overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 163rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace slipping to the 236th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
By-the-book stuff, Trevor Keegan at pick 245 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.