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Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (HOU)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Dieter Eiselen
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Henderson: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. TreVeyon Henderson tumbling to the Texans in pick No. 165 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick 27 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board fumbled Tate Ratledge all the way to slot 49, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at No. 89 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They will replay Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in pick No. 126 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach the 165th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick190 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 190th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Seth McLaughlin in Round 7, Pick 25, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.