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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAR)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
McKinnley Jackson
DL
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Elijhah Badger in pick 236. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A slide stopped in pick 49, with Tyler Booker worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jaylin Noel
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Noel at pick No. 58, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 81st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor is a better player than the 89th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in slot 90 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick196 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in the 196th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at Round 7, Pick 20 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
They paid sticker price for Kitan Crawford in pick 241, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick244 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They jumped the gun on Teddye Buchanan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.