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  • Drane04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (HOU)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Blake Cashman
LB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
Kendrick Green
C
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Shaq Mason
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: D-.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

The Foster reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and tight end.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Bertrand pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In the 32nd pick they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 58 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick63 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 63 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slid further than he should have, and the 87th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 27. Edge rusher and tight end needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 95 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A real head-scratcher, Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 97 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 137 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Simpson at the 163rd overall pick. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick207 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They robbed the room for JD Bertrand here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A tidy bit of business in pick 239, where Joshua Cephus graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
The board had Eric Gentry higher than the 247th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.