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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (HOU)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (HOU)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SEA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (SF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (SF)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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Brevin Jordan
TE
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Davis Mills
QB
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John Metchie III
WR
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Robert Woods
WR
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Shaq Mason
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but T.J. Sanders at slot 162 is 62 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Kight.

The Trey Smith deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Luther Burden III in pick 29. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II slid further than he should have, and the 61st overall pick is lovely value for the running back. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
A straight-up fair deal on Colston Loveland at Round 2, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
No edge and no loss on Danny Stutsman in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick101 Rnd3 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 101 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick116 Rnd4 Shavon Revel Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Shavon Revel Jr. at the 116th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at pick No. 130 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They talked themselves into Jared Wilson at the 144th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
A real head-scratcher, T.J. Sanders in No. 162 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd7 Amari Kight
They will replay Amari Kight at Round 7, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Taylen Green
You do not let a quarterback like Taylen Green reach pick 243 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.