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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
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
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
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 25 on Ty'Ron Hopper a full 52 spots early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Rakestraw Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 23 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham slipping to No. 24 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick25 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Somehow Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was still sitting there in slot 59, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 23. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They went early on Leonard Taylor III in the 87th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in Round 4, Pick 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
They reached a country mile for Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 125, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Value with a capital V on Cole Bishop in the 126th pick, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
By-the-book stuff, Tanner McLachlan at the 224th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at slot 238 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They talked themselves into Sam Hartman at pick 247, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.