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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 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
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Micah Morris at Round 7, Pick 27. The Texans jumped the board by 80 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Slaughter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 28th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 38 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Caleb Banks in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They took Jadarian Price at par in the 69th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in pick 106 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at No. 141 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A clean, defensible pick in the 167th pick with a little surplus value in Nate Boerkircher. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Value said wait; Micah Morris in No. 243 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.