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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Quincy Riley
CB Middle Tennessee
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Cameron Rising Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cameron Rising
QB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quandre Diggs
S
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Ed Oliver
DT
Head Shot
Riq Woolen
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Cann
OG
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
Eric Murray
S
Head Shot
Jeff Okudah
CB
Head Shot
Jerry Hughes
DE
Head Shot
Noah Brown
WR
Head Shot
Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
The phones sank the Texans this weekend: D+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Alfred Collins a full 40 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. Banks Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ollie Gordon II
Value with a capital V on Ollie Gordon II in No. 41, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 24 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the 59th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
A reach on Jay Higgins in slot 75; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Quincy Riley
By-the-book stuff, Quincy Riley at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nick Emmanwori. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick123 Rnd4 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 123 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 David Bailey
David Bailey at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd7 Cameron Rising
A conviction pick on Cameron Rising at slot 216 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.