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  • jhu DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Xavier Atkins Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Atkins
LB Auburn
Amare Ferrell Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (HOU)
Amare Ferrell
S Indiana
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Amaris Williams Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Amaris Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (HOU)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
DeSean Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
DeSean Bishop
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Amare Ferrell Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (CHI)
Amare Ferrell
S Indiana
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Stephen Carlson
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

The Texans bet big and early on DeSean Bishop, 66 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Echoles. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Trevor Goosby
In No. 22 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in the 59th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kade Pieper reach pick 74 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Atkins
They read the board right and Xavier Atkins was the payoff at pick No. 111. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick130 Rnd4 Amare Ferrell
Amare Ferrell slipping to the 130th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Earl Little Jr.
Nice patience on Earl Little Jr., who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 2. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. is a better player than Round 6, Pick 7 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick189 Rnd6 Amaris Williams
Amaris Williams at slot 189 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Maraad Watson
Maraad Watson in pick No. 206 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 DeSean Bishop
They talked themselves into DeSean Bishop at No. 239, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.