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RUN ON DEC 18, 2025

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    Texans
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LAR)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (LAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped McCoy from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jermod McCoy, the Round 7 slot, roughly 228 picks past where he belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 22 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
You do not let a running back like Jeremiyah Love reach the 37th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick63 Rnd2 Fernando Mendoza
Somehow Fernando Mendoza was still sitting there in No. 63, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Spencer Fano in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kenyon Sadiq
They robbed the room for Kenyon Sadiq here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson at pick 121 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby in the 134th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 139 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at the 162nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in pick 224 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
Taking Jermod McCoy in pick No. 237 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the 241st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.