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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a D.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Sam Hartman. He came off 43 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Fair-plus on Terrion Arnold, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 33rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A reach for Payton Wilson in pick 59; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in No. 85 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board had cheaper options than Malik Mustapha at Round 4, Pick 23, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 127th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in pick 164 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Thomas at slot 239 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Steele. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.