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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NYG)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DEN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (SF)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Texans never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

They are betting Sweat proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wallace.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the 27th pick they get a disruptive interior force, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They went early on Kamren Kinchens in pick 47, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at Round 4, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at No. 128 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Good price on Ainias Smith in pick No. 137, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caedan Wallace at the 196th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at slot 236 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.