Draft Regrade · AFC South

Houston Texans

10 drafts, 76 picks. Class ranks are after Week 9, 2026.

2026 draft

27thof 32 classes11pointsB-on draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2026 draft

0 stars 0 good starters 0 average starters 8 depth 0 busts

  1. 26Rd 1Keylan RutledgeOG · Georgia TechC5pointsdepth72ndin a redraft
  2. 36Rd 2Kayden McDonaldDT · Ohio StateB-4pointsdepth75thin a redraft
  3. 59Rd 2Marlin KleinTE · MichiganB-1pointdepth137thin a redraft
  4. 106Rd 4Febechi NwaiwuOG · OklahomaC-0pointsdepth186thin a redraft
  5. 123Rd 4Wade WoodazLB · ClemsonB-0pointsdepth166thin a redraft
  6. 141Rd 5Kamari RamseyS · USCC1pointdepth133rdin a redraft
  7. 204Rd 6Lewis BondWR · Boston CollegeB-0pointsdepth146thin a redraft
  8. 243Rd 7Aiden FisherLB · IndianaB-0pointsdepthtied 190thin a redraft

B- on draft weekend. Both lines got the toughness the general manager said he wanted, at a trade-up price for a guard most boards had a round later, and with a second-round tight end few boards had at all. The whole grade, and why

2025 draft

17thof 32 classes72pointsBon draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2025 draft

0 stars 1 good starter 2 average starters 3 depth 3 busts

  1. 34Rd 2Jayden HigginsWR · Iowa StateD-19pointsgood starter40thin a redraft
  2. 48Rd 2Aireontae ErseryOT · MinnesotaB16pointsaverage starter52ndin a redraft
  3. 79Rd 3Jaylin NoelWR · Iowa StateA-20pointsdepth26thin a redraft
  4. 97Rd 3Jaylin SmithCB · USCC-0pointsdepth206thin a redraft
  5. 116Rd 4Woody MarksRB · USCB+14pointsaverage starter61stin a redraft
  6. 187Rd 6Jaylen ReedS · Penn StateA3pointsdepth139thin a redraft
  7. 197Rd 6Graham MertzQB · FloridaC-0pointsbusttied 232ndin a redraft
  8. 224Rd 7Kyonte HamiltonDT · RutgersB-0pointsbusttied 232ndin a redraft
  9. 255Rd 7Luke LacheyTE · IowaB-0pointsbusttied 232ndin a redraft

B on draft weekend. Out of the first round for two thirds, back up the board for a tackle and a receiver, and the new third spent on a running back. The whole grade, and why

2024 draft

29thof 32 classes86pointsB+on draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2024 draft

0 stars 1 good starter 1 average starter 4 depth 3 busts

  1. 42Rd 2Kamari LassiterCB · GeorgiaA-50pointsaverage starter11thin a redraft
  2. 59Rd 2Blake FisherOT · Notre DameC+9pointsdepth118thin a redraft
  3. 78Rd 3Calen BullockS · USCB19pointsgood starter69thin a redraft
  4. 123Rd 4Cade StoverTE · Ohio StateB7pointsdepth125thin a redraft
  5. 188Rd 6Jamal HillLB · OregonB+0pointsdepth231stin a redraft
  6. 205Rd 6Jawhar JordanRB · LouisvilleC1pointdepth179thin a redraft
  7. 238Rd 7Solomon ByrdEDGE · USCB-0pointsbust222ndin a redraft
  8. 247Rd 7Marcus HarrisDT · AuburnB-0pointsbusttied 238thin a redraft
  9. 249Rd 7LaDarius HendersonOT · MichiganB-0pointsbusttied 238thin a redraft

B+ on draft weekend. Out of the first round by choice for a future second-rounder, and still the cornerback it needed at 42; defensive tackle waited. The whole grade, and why

2023 draft

1stof 32 classes341pointsB+on draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2023 draft

3 stars 2 good starters 0 average starters 2 depth 2 busts

  1. 2Rd 1C.J. StroudQB · Ohio StateA+125pointsstar1stin a redraft
  2. 3Rd 1Will Anderson Jr.OLB · AlabamaA-124pointsstar2ndin a redraft
  3. 62Rd 2Juice ScruggsC · Penn StateB+17pointsstar94thin a redraft
  4. 69Rd 3Nathaniel DellWR · HoustonD+0pointsbusttied 247thin a redraft
  5. 109Rd 4Dylan HortonDE · TCUC-11pointsdepth115thin a redraft
  6. 167Rd 5Henry To'oTo'oILB · AlabamaB+17pointsgood starter91stin a redraft
  7. 201Rd 6Jarrett PattersonC · Notre DameB-10pointsdepth121stin a redraft
  8. 205Rd 6Xavier HutchinsonWR · Iowa StateA37pointsgood starter49thin a redraft
  9. 248Rd 7Brandon HillS · PittsburghC-0pointsbust246thin a redraft

B+ on draft weekend. The quarterback and the top edge rusher in consecutive picks, paid for with a 2024 first; Day 2 trades up for players the boards had far lower. The whole grade, and why

2022 draft

14thof 32 classes182pointsBon draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2022 draft

1 star 1 good starter 1 average starter 5 depth 1 bust

  1. 3Rd 1Derek Stingley Jr.CB · LSUB-74pointsgood starter13thin a redraft
  2. 15Rd 1Kenyon GreenOG · Texas A&MF3pointsbust184thin a redraft
  3. 37Rd 2Jalen PitreS · BaylorB39pointsstar56thin a redraft
  4. 44Rd 2John Metchie IIIWR · AlabamaB24pointsaverage starter86thin a redraft
  5. 75Rd 3Christian HarrisILB · AlabamaB-10pointsdepth139thin a redraft
  6. 107Rd 4Dameon PierceRB · FloridaA-15pointsdepth116thin a redraft
  7. 150Rd 5Thomas BookerDT · StanfordB+14pointsdepth126thin a redraft
  8. 170Rd 5Teagan QuitorianoTE · Oregon StateB2pointsdepth182ndin a redraft
  9. 205Rd 6Austin DeculusOT · LSUA-1pointdepth208thin a redraft

B on draft weekend. A trade down that paid and real Day 2 value, offset by reaches at 15 and 44 and no edge rusher. The whole grade, and why

2021 draft

10thof 32 classes202pointsCon draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2021 draft

1 star 1 good starter 0 average starters 3 depth 0 busts

  1. 67Rd 3Davis MillsQB · StanfordB-33pointsdepth63rdin a redraft
  2. 89Rd 3Nico CollinsWR · MichiganA+107pointsstar9thin a redraft
  3. 147Rd 5Brevin JordanTE · MiamiB7pointsdepth139thin a redraft
  4. 170Rd 5Garret WallowILB · TCUA-1pointdepth183rdin a redraft
  5. 195Rd 6Roy LopezDT · ArizonaA+54pointsgood starter34thin a redraft

C on draft weekend. Five picks and none before 67, a hedge at quarterback, and a future fourth spent to move up for a receiver. The whole grade, and why

2020 draft

25thof 32 classes106pointsC+on draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2020 draft

0 stars 1 good starter 0 average starters 1 depth 3 busts

  1. 40Rd 2Ross BlacklockDT · TCUD11pointsbust136thin a redraft
  2. 90Rd 3Jonathan GreenardOLB · FloridaA+82pointsgood starter17thin a redraft
  3. 126Rd 4Charlie HeckOT · North CarolinaA-9pointsdepth147thin a redraft
  4. 141Rd 4John ReidCB · Penn StateC-4pointsbust171stin a redraft
  5. 171Rd 5Isaiah CoulterWR · Rhode IslandD+0pointsbust230thin a redraft

C+ on draft weekend. Five picks and no first, spent on the two front-seven needs, with the Day 3 trades doing the most with the least. The whole grade, and why

2019 draft

17thof 32 classes147pointsCon draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2019 draft

0 stars 1 good starter 1 average starter 1 depth 4 busts

  1. 23Rd 1Tytus HowardOT · Alabama StateB49pointsaverage starter45thin a redraft
  2. 54Rd 2Lonnie Johnson Jr.CB · KentuckyB-13pointsdepth131stin a redraft
  3. 55Rd 2Max ScharpingOT · Northern IllinoisC16pointsbust120thin a redraft
  4. 86Rd 3Kahale WarringTE · San Diego StateD+0pointsbust209thin a redraft
  5. 161Rd 5Charles OmenihuDE · TexasA68pointsgood starter28thin a redraft
  6. 195Rd 6Xavier CrawfordCB · Central MichiganB-1pointbust195thin a redraft
  7. 220Rd 7Cullen GillaspiaRB · Texas A&MB+0pointsbust212thin a redraft

C on draft weekend. Both named needs met with four early picks, and both tackles taken a round or more before the boards had them. The whole grade, and why

2018 draft

22ndof 32 classes104pointsC+on draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2018 draft

0 stars 0 good starters 0 average starters 1 depth 7 busts

  1. 68Rd 3Justin ReidS · StanfordB+59pointsdepth51stin a redraft
  2. 80Rd 3Martinas RankinC · Mississippi StateD+2pointsbust191stin a redraft
  3. 98Rd 3Jordan AkinsTE · UCFB+24pointsbust101stin a redraft
  4. 103Rd 4Keke CouteeWR · Texas Tech–15pointsbust128thin a redraft
  5. 177Rd 6Duke EjioforDE · Wake ForestD+1pointbust205thin a redraft
  6. 211Rd 6Jordan ThomasTE · Mississippi StateB-3pointsbust187thin a redraft
  7. 214Rd 6Peter KalambayiOLB · StanfordB-0pointsbust215thin a redraft
  8. 222Rd 7Jermaine KellyCB · San José StateB-0pointsbusttied 234thin a redraft

C+ on draft weekend. Value at 68 and a tackle at 80 on almost no capital, and then tight ends where the line needed bodies. The whole grade, and why

2017 draft

15thof 32 classes236pointsBon draft weekend

After Week 9, 2026. The whole 2017 draft

0 stars 0 good starters 1 average starter 2 depth 4 busts

  1. 12Rd 1Deshaun WatsonQB · ClemsonA139pointsaverage starter7thin a redraft
  2. 57Rd 2Zach CunninghamILB · VanderbiltB-46pointsdepth67thin a redraft
  3. 89Rd 3D'Onta ForemanRB · TexasB-11pointsbust138thin a redraft
  4. 130Rd 4Julien DavenportOT · BucknellB-10pointsbust139thin a redraft
  5. 142Rd 4Carlos WatkinsDT · ClemsonB+29pointsdepth91stin a redraft
  6. 169Rd 5Treston DecoudCB · Oregon StateC-0pointsbust205thin a redraft
  7. 243Rd 7Kyle FullerC · BaylorB+1pointbust192ndin a redraft

B on draft weekend. Two first-round picks for the quarterback the roster had to have, then sound value on Day 2. The whole grade, and why