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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Cameron Rising Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cameron Rising
QB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Alabama
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Andrei Iosivas
WR
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Ed Oliver
DT
Players traded away
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A.J. Cann
OG
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CJ Henderson
CB
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesA- FutureC-
The Texans let Payton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Patrick Payton, the 88th pick, roughly 43 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Anderson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Texans clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 31 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Taking Denzel Burke in Round 2, Pick 9 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ollie Gordon II
They read the board right and Ollie Gordon II was the payoff at the 42nd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 59 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 88 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Bryson Nesbit
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Bryson Nesbit in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jaeden Roberts
The board had Jaeden Roberts higher than the 95th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nic Anderson
They liked Nic Anderson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 120. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Hunter Wohler
You do not let a safety like Hunter Wohler reach the 124th pick and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick155 Rnd5 Reuben Fatheree II
A conviction pick on Reuben Fatheree II at pick 155 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Cameron Rising
A premium they did not need to pay, Cameron Rising a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.