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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BUF)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Alex Erickson
WR
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Damion Daniels
DT
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Damon Hazelton
WR
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Drew Estrada
WR
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Gregory Junior
CB
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Jake Hansen
LB
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Marcell Harris
S
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureD-
The Texans did enough to get by: C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Emery Jones Jr.. He came off 62 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 21 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 25th overall pick they get a building block for the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Emery Jones Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Emery Jones Jr. this early at Round 2, Pick 30. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lathan Ransom. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan James
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan James in pick No. 122. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Cody Simon
No edge and no loss on Cody Simon in the 131st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They paid up for Jaylin Smith at the 234th pick when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.