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  • JB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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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
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John Metchie III
WR
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Kenyon Green
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Texans overdrafted Vaki and paid the price. Grade: F.

The Texans bet big and early on Sione Vaki, 41 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A F, plain and simple.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Gore Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 23rd overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No edge and no loss on Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Legette a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No drama and no debate, Blake Corum went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 23. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid sticker price for Mohamed Kamara in slot 124, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sione Vaki this early at slot 128. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Taking Michael Barrett in Round 7, Pick 16 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach for Joshua Cephus in pick No. 245; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They barely believed it either: Frank Gore Jr. still on the board at the 250th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.