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Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Jordan Seaton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jordan Seaton
OT LSU
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Omarion Miller Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (HOU)
Omarion Miller
WR Arizona State
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (HOU)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (HOU)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Boo Carter Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (HOU)
Boo Carter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Jordan Seaton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
Jordan Seaton
OT LSU
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SF)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (SF)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
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T.J. Hockenson
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans won the night they stopped Stone from sliding. Grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let David Stone slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the Round 2 slot. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will need Thompson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In the 26th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Ahmad Hardy
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordan Seaton
In pick 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
They will replay Trey'Dez Green at the 37th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 David Stone
David Stone at No. 62 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Miller
A straight-up fair deal on Omarion Miller at slot 68, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Greg Johnson for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Samson Okunlola
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Samson Okunlola in pick No. 94. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Iapani Laloulu. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Josh Hoover
Josh Hoover in the 105th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson at slot 163 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
A premium they did not need to pay, Justice Haynes a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sammy Omosigho
They went early on Sammy Omosigho in Round 6, Pick 23, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall at the 239th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Boo Carter
They read the board right and Boo Carter was the payoff at pick 251. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.