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RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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  • Hutchens84 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Brent Austin Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brent Austin
CB California
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Xavier Hutchinson
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureC+
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 59th overall pick on Markel Bell, a name most had 53 spots down the list.

The Royer steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Hit on Jeremiyah Love and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get an every-down engine for the run game, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Markel Bell
They reached into another round for Markel Bell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christen Miller at slot 69 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A quiet steal in the 106th pick: Bryce Lance for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in the 141st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Joe Royer
They barely believed it either: Joe Royer still on the board at No. 167. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Brent Austin
Brent Austin at pick 243 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.