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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (GB)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB FutureC+
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Watts: B.

Somebody in the Round 3 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Xavier Watts, the No. 49 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Kandra reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 25 they get a bell-cow for the offense, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 25 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick90 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They reached into another round for Luke Kandra, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in pick 126, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 164th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.