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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
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
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
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans bet big and early on VJ Payne, 31 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Hunter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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 downhill thumper at linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at the 38th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 27, with Lee Hunter worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at pick No. 69 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Washington Jr.. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nate Boerkircher
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nate Boerkircher this early at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
A big swing on VJ Payne at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They took Trey Zuhn III at par in Round 7, Pick 27, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A reach for Robert Spears-Jennings in the 244th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.