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Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Fernando Carmona Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Fernando Carmona Jr.
OT Arkansas
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Charlie Heck
OT
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CJ Henderson
CB
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Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
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Desmond King II
CB
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Lonnie Johnson Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Robert Woods
WR
Head Shot
Tim Settle
DT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Texans let Styles fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Texans, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Every board in the league had Moore lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Ollie Gordon II
In pick No. 31 they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tacario Davis
A tidy bit of business in slot 42, where Tacario Davis graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick56 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter is a better player than the 56th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick60 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond slid further than he should have, and the 60th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick63 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Taking Tyler Booker in pick 63 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
A big swing on Derrick Moore at No. 92, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick155 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona Jr.
Fernando Carmona Jr. slipping to pick 155 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Briningstool in Round 5, Pick 28. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Alfred Collins at pick No. 216. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.