Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 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
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
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 Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jalen Catalon at Round 7, Pick 28 regardless, 55 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Sadiq falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 28 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach pick No. 38 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
They paid up for Chase Bisontis at pick 59 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They let Jadarian Price come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 5. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They talked themselves into J.C. Davis at slot 106, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They went early on Skyler Gill-Howard in the 128th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick 165 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 243rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon in No. 244 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.