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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Mississippi
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cameron Ward
QB Miami (FL)
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trey Moore
OLB-EDGE Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cameron Ward
QB Miami (FL)
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PHI)
Trey Moore
OLB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Chad Muma
LB
Players traded away
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Ali Gaye
DE
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Dalton Keene
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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D'Angelo Ross
CB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Eric Murray
S
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Jeff Okudah
CB
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Kurt Hinish
DT
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Texans robbed the room for Davis. Final grade: D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Texans, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Milum pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tacario Davis
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 41 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 2, Pick 10 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A tidy bit of business in the 56th pick, where Walter Nolen graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the 74th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at No. 88 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick No. 90 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cameron Ward
Cameron Ward in slot 105 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant in the 120th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
A clean, defensible pick in No. 121 with a little surplus value in Tyler Warren. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Trey Moore
They paid a round early for Trey Moore in pick 153, more than the board wanted. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in Round 7, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.