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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (HOU)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 253rd pick on Jamaree Caldwell, a name most had 79 spots down the list.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Belton. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick86 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A tidy bit of business in slot 86, where Elijah Arroyo graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They jumped the gun on Cam Skattebo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in the 124th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick 127 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at the 177th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They robbed the room for Jaylen Reed here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick216 Rnd6 Woody Marks
A running back of that caliber at No. 216 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in slot 243 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in pick 253, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.