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  • Drane04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PHI)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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Brevin Jordan
TE
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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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Derek Barnett
DE
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Desmond King II
CB
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Jalen Pitre
S
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Jeff Okudah
CB
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Jerry Hughes
DE
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Jimmie Ward
S
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John Metchie III
WR
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Juice Scruggs
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Kris Boyd
CB
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Kurt Hinish
DT
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Mario Edwards Jr.
DE
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Robert Woods
WR
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Shaq Mason
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Steven Sims
WR
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Teagan Quitoriano
TE
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
The Texans won the night they stopped Henderson from sliding. Grade: D-.

Somebody in No. 165 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 60 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

If Hill pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Winston Jr. pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 15 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III slid further than he should have, and pick No. 31 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Mike Green
Fair-plus on Mike Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Warren at slot 41, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick56 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at pick 56 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick64 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the 64th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tommi Hill
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tommi Hill well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick95 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 95th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Kevin Winston Jr., a safety that was not the priority.
Pick165 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in slot 165, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Deion Burks
They left a pile of value on the table to take Deion Burks this early at Round 7, Pick 25. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.