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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Ekeler
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Texans let Ransom fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Texans came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

Getting Ransom where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Somehow Matthew Golden was still sitting there in pick 33, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 61 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 67th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in Round 3, Pick 15 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
No edge and no loss on Darius Alexander in slot 89; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
They paid sticker price for Kyle Williams in pick 166, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A straight-up fair deal on Bilhal Kone at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
The board had Jermari Harris higher than the 241st pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.