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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
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)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jerry Hughes
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: D.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 247 on Julius Welschof a full 82 spots early. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Abrams-Draine pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman and quarterback. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 24 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
The board had cheaper options than Payton Wilson at the 58th overall pick, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A big swing on Leonard Taylor III at slot 90, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With offensive lineman and quarterback still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 23 on Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the 126th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They reached a country mile for Jared Wiley at the 163rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They paid a round early for Carson Steele in No. 239, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Julius Welschof
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julius Welschof in Round 7, Pick 27, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.