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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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John Metchie III
WR
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Kendrick Green
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for McCoy. Final grade: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Texans shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The Williams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. McCoy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in pick 33. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 53rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Zak Zinter
They reached into another round for Zak Zinter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Somehow Cooper DeJean was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick90 Rnd3 James Williams
James Williams at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A reach on Junior Colson in the 95th pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at slot 121 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 124 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
By-the-book stuff, Joe Milton III at No. 126 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
They read the board right and T.J. Sanders was the payoff at pick No. 158. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Gabriel Murphy at Round 5, Pick 38. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
They will replay Chau Smith-Wade at the 240th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick242 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Bru McCoy in the 242nd pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.