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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rasheen Ali
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Hayden Conner at the Round 5 slot, a reach of 104 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Grant to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 27th overall pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than pick No. 33 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in the 79th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in pick 91 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at slot 166 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at slot 236 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.