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Texans 7th Round Draft

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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 210 lands the Texans a B, Blue and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Jaydon Blue, the No. 179 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 210th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Gadsden II to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 25 they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They read the board right and Kaleb Johnson was the payoff at the 59th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Noel still on the board at Round 3, Pick 15. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at No. 89 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at slot 166 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at the 210th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick No. 236 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
No edge and no loss on Mac McWilliams in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.