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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody had Gino Garcia this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 56 spots to get him at pick 236.

On value alone, Walker makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 27th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A conviction pick on Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 26 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to pick No. 79. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 89th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 129 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 166 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Fair-plus on Jay Higgins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They talked themselves into Gino Garcia at slot 236, and the board did not agree. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick241 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in Round 7, Pick 25 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.