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RUN ON FEB 4, 2026

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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Noah Thomas
WR Georgia
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The J. Michael Sturdivant selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 52 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Corleone at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Pregnon. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone slid further than he should have, and the 40th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Monroe Freeling well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick 69 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick74 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the 74th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in Round 4, Pick 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Lander Barton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Lander Barton in pick 128, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
They left a pile of value on the table to take J. Michael Sturdivant this early at slot 165. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas at pick No. 243 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
A reasonable price with a little left over, Haynes King in No. 244. It fills a real need, too.