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Draft Selections
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kaidon Salter Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kaidon Salter
QB Liberty
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PHI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trenton Irwin
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B+.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The Salter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The cost of the Milum reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Trenton Irwin gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Ollie Gordon II
In the 28th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They did well to land Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at the 56th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at Round 3, Pick 24 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Donovan Jackson at slot 89. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in pick 90 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Derrick Moore. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
They paid sticker price for Nick Emmanwori in No. 120, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
By-the-book stuff, Maxwell Hairston at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick216 Rnd7 Kaidon Salter
A quiet steal in slot 216: Kaidon Salter for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Gavin Bartholomew
Gavin Bartholomew at No. 220 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.