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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PHI)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Davis Mills
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Dylan Horton
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Kurt Hinish
DT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Elic Ayomanor at the 88th overall pick, roughly 48 spots before his name belonged. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Campbell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Hit on Will Campbell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 24 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that.
Pick41 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
No drama and no debate, Mykel Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 41. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 56 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at pick 57 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A wild overpay on Elic Ayomanor in Round 3, Pick 24, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
A straight-up fair deal on Dasan McCullough at the 89th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They paid up for Davison Igbinosun at No. 120 when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They liked Jaeden Roberts enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 27. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
The board had cheaper options than Roman Hemby at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.