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Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DEN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Players traded away
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Blake Fisher
OT
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Dameon Pierce
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nicholas Singleton at No. 63 is 30 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The final tally is a middling C.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In pick No. 28 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in the 38th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
A real head-scratcher, Nicholas Singleton in pick 63 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Austin Barber
They left a pile of value on the table to take Austin Barber this early at Round 3, Pick 5. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald in the 106th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They talked themselves into Mike Washington Jr. at slot 108, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in No. 166 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams at slot 243 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
They paid sticker price for Shamar Easter in pick No. 244, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.