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Draft Selections
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (HOU)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (HOU)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DEN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Gates
C
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jared Wiley, 71 picks early at slot 128.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wilson. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They paid a round early for Jonathon Brooks in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They went early on T'Vondre Sweat in the 39th pick, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 76 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 DJ James
A quiet steal in No. 94: DJ James for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
A wild overpay on Jared Wiley in slot 128, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 129th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick172 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
They paid sticker price for Walter Rouse in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in slot 181 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Michael Barrett in pick 236, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts at Round 7, Pick 25 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
No edge and no loss on Joshua Cephus in the 250th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.