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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (SF)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIA)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with James Williams in pick 102.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Wright makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 59 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 75th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in No. 102 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Value said wait; Theo Johnson in pick 127 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 166th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A quiet steal in pick 170: Jaylen Wright for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McKade Mettauer well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.