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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Head Shot
Juice Scruggs
C
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jalen Catalon in slot 244, a good 55 spots before the room expected him. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The Hunter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Hit on Sonny Styles and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel Pregnon in the 38th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They will replay Caleb Banks at No. 59 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They robbed the room for Lee Hunter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Value said wait; Mike Washington Jr. in pick 106 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
The board had cheaper options than Beau Stephens at the 128th overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for VJ Payne. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick172 Rnd5 Sam Roush
They talked themselves into Sam Roush at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 243rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon at pick 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.