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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
J.C. Davis
OL New Mexico
Jalen White Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalen White
RB Georgia Southern
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Ed Oliver
DT
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Cann
OG
Head Shot
Brevin Jordan
TE
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CJ Henderson
CB
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Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureD+
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Nic Anderson in Round 4, Pick 4, a good 35 spots before the room expected him. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 41 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick56 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
You do not let an edge rusher like Mykel Williams reach pick No. 56 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jaeden Roberts
They reached into another round for Jaeden Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick 88 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd4 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson in slot 100 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
By-the-book stuff, Davison Igbinosun at slot 120 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.