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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (PHI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PHI)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

The Texans bet big and early on Blake Watson, 104 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 26th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 27 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 28 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick No. 49 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They did well to land Christian Mahogany in the 92nd pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaden Hicks a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 126 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Blake Watson
They reached into another round for Blake Watson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.