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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Ty'Ron Hopper went at pick 126, a good 51 picks before the board was ready. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Rosemy-Jacksaint steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 23rd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that.
Pick25 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
A clean, defensible pick in slot 25 with a little surplus value in Byron Murphy II. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick 59 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette slipping to No. 87 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 Trey Benson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Trey Benson in pick No. 122, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A reach for Theo Johnson in No. 125; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Value said wait; Ty'Ron Hopper in the 126th pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Owens at slot 224, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick238 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They robbed the room for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 247th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.