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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (HOU)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kimani Vidal
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesB FutureB
Grand theft in pick No. 124: the Texans steal Royals and grade out a B+.

When a board-topper like Jalen Royals slides to pick No. 124, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.

The cost of the West reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Steal is underselling it; Luther Burden III at the 49th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in Round 2, Pick 26 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick86 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
You do not let an offensive lineman like Aireontae Ersery reach slot 86 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in No. 89 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalen Royals
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 124 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A real head-scratcher, JJ Pegues in pick No. 167 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in pick No. 243 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.