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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a D-.

The Cade Stover pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 43 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Linton steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at No. 27, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick33 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse is a better player than the 34th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at pick No. 53 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They went early on Braelon Allen in the 89th pick, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A wild overpay on Junior Colson in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at Round 3, Pick 32 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 121 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in the 124th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick158 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
A slide stopped in slot 158, with Sataoa Laumea worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Steve Linton
They will replay Steve Linton at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick242 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, De'Corian Clark in the 242nd overall pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.