The all-important draft haul will dictate if the Texans can make a run this coming season or not.
Houston Texans General Manager Nick Caserio is as wily a coyote as there are in the NFL. His unrelenting maneuvering through free agency and the draft make him one of the more aggressive and fluid GMs, but also one of the more risk-intensive in all of sports.
Caserio could have retained the entire offensive line for 2025. Instead, he chose to offload Kenyon Green, take a $14.6M cap hit on Shaq Mason, and ship off Laremy Tunsil for future draft capital.
Since free agency opened on March 10th, the Texans have completed two trades involving players and 2025 draft picks. Here is are the trades:
TEXANS RECEIVE:
- 2025 round 3, pick number 79
- 2025 round 7, pick number 236
- 2026 second round pick
- 2026 fourth round pick
COMMANDERS RECEIVE:
- OT Laremy Tunsil
- 2025 fourth round pick, pick number 128
TEXANS RECEIVE:
- CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson
- 2026 sixth round pick
EAGLES RECEIVE:
- OG Kenyon Green
- 2026 fifth round pick
In summary, here is the Texans 2025 draft picks. Note that this could change if Houston receives additional picks through draft compensation. Namely, if Foley Fatukasi and Robert Woods. Stefon Diggs doesn’t count as the Texans shortened his contract and therefore don’t qualify to receive draft compensation when he is signed.
For record keeping, NFL release confirms Stefon Diggs is not a compensatory free agent.
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Round 1, Pick 25
Round 2, Pick 58
Round 3, Pick 79
Round 3, Pick 89
Round 5, Pick 167
Round 7, Pick 238
Round 7, Pick 243
Additionally, the Texans are sitting on eight picks in 2026. They possess two seconds, two fourths, but no fifth round pick. They had nine before they traded away a sixth round pick for offensive guard Ed Ingram.