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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (HOU)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Saquon Barkley
RB
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Lavonte David
LB
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Austin Deculus
OT
Head Shot
Blake Cashman
LB
Head Shot
Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
Denzel Perryman
LB
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
Grand theft in the 239th overall pick: the Texans steal Wiley and grade out a C.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Michael Wiley, the No. 190 name on the board, in the 239th pick. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

They will need Abrams-Draine to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Hit on Dallas Turner and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
You do not let an edge rusher like Dallas Turner reach the 32nd pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 59 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick63 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Nothing to complain about; T'Vondre Sweat went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 64 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They did well to land Cooper Beebe in the 85th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They barely believed it either: Javon Bullard still on the board at slot 87. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 123 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A straight-up fair deal on Joe Milton III at the 164th pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor slipping to No. 204 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Michael Wiley
Steal is underselling it; Michael Wiley at pick No. 239 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They paid sticker price for Donovan Jennings in pick 248, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.