The 2025 NFL Draft is complete, and the Texans added nine players to the mix over the weekend.

After trading out of the first round on Thursday evening, the Texans selected four players in the second and third rounds on Friday night, and five more on Saturday afternoon. Including a Thursday trade just three hours before the first round began, Executive Vice President/General Manager Nick Caserio pulled off seven trades during this weekend's Draft.

In all, Houston picked up a pair of receivers, an offensive tackle, a running back, a cornerback, a safety, a quarterback, a defensive tackle and a tight end. When the picking finished on Saturday, Head Coach DeMeco Ryans liked the makeup of the Texans' 9-man Draft Class.

"We set out to accomplish adding great football players to our team, improve our team and come in and compete, and that's what we did. That's always the focus of the draft. That's what we did, and we feel really good about this class. Fired up to get to work with these guys in a couple weeks."

For Caserio, his fifth Draft with the Texans saw him add another layer of talent to a team that's won the AFC South the last two years, and has big goals for the near future.

"We've added youth, toughness, speed, athleticism, overall competitiveness on both sides of the football," Caserio said. "Hopefully that just enhances overall the performance of our football team. I think practice is going to be a lot of fun."

The draftees and undrafted rookies will be in the building in the next couple weeks for the start of rookie minicamp.

Hear from Head Coach DeMeco Ryans and Executive VP & GM Nick Caserio on the last day of 2025 NFL Draft:

Round 2, Pick 34

WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State

1. Is 6-4, 211 pounds, and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds

2. In 2 seasons at Iowa State, averaged 15.5 yards per catch

3. Caught a combined 15 touchdowns in 26 career games with Cyclones

4. Recorded eight games where he finished with more than 100 receiving yards

5. As a 3rd-team All-American in 2024, finished with 87 catches for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns

Round 2, Pick 48

T Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

1. Ersery was the Big 10 Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2024

2. He started the final 38 games of his career at left tackle for Minnesota

3. In 2024, according to Pro Football Focus, Ersery gave up just one sack and one quarterback hit in 398 pass blocking snaps

4. Stands 6-6 and weighs 331 pounds

5. 2nd-team All-American in 2024

Round 3, Pick 79

WR Jaylin Noel, Iowa State

Round 3, Pick 97

CB Jaylin Smith, USC

Round 4, Pick 116

RB Woody Marks, USC

Round 6, Pick 187

S Jaylen Reed, Penn State

Round 6, Pick 197

QB Graham Mertz, Florida

Round 7, Pick 224

DT Kyonte Hamilton, Rutgers

Round 7, Pick 255

TE Luke Lachey, Iowa