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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SF)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

For all the boxes ticked, the Texans skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Carter. The Bartholomew pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 31 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot.
Pick41 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Value with a capital V on Omarion Hampton in the 41st overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in Round 2, Pick 24 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in No. 63. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Deion Burks
They read the board right and Deion Burks was the payoff at slot 88. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 120 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick155 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
No edge and no loss on Maxwell Hairston in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick216 Rnd7 Gavin Bartholomew
The board had cheaper options than Gavin Bartholomew at the 216th pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
By-the-book stuff, Jalon Daniels at the 223rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.