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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (HOU)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Jackson Powers-Johnson
C
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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CJ Henderson
CB
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Dalton Schultz
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Juice Scruggs
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Nick Broeker
OG
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Shaq Mason
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD+
Grand theft in No. 164: the Texans steal Allar and grade out a F.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Damien Martinez at pick No. 175 is 56 spots clear of where he belonged. A F, plain and simple.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Allar falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 30 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 31 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Landon Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at Round 2, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Nice patience on Tyler Warren, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 32. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Good price on TreVeyon Henderson in pick 69, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in slot 73 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 94. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Benjamin Morrison
A wild overpay on Benjamin Morrison in the 105th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Samuel Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Samuel Brown in pick No. 130, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the 141st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Circle this one: Drew Allar at pick 164 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
They talked themselves into Damien Martinez at No. 175, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at Round 7, Pick 32 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.