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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureC+
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Johnson: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 46 name on the board, in slot 79.

They are betting Reed proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
The board fumbled T.J. Sanders all the way to the 58th pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Higgins at the 67th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick 89 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
By-the-book stuff, Anthony Belton at No. 106 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 166 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in pick No. 236 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
They took Dante Trader Jr. at par in the 241st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.