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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Gino Garcia selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 110 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Winston Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They went early on Jayden Higgins in No. 59, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 89th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at pick 127 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 128th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick167 Rnd5 Gino Garcia
A wild overpay on Gino Garcia in pick No. 167, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick176 Rnd5 Teddye Buchanan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Teddye Buchanan. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They talked themselves into Will Sheppard at the 243rd pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.