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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 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
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
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-
Grand theft in pick No. 106: the Texans steal Price and grade out a B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jadarian Price fell into the 106th overall pick.

They are betting Payne proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A slide stopped in the 38th overall pick, with Olaivavega Ioane worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slid further than he should have, and slot 59 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at the 69th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
They barely believed it either: Jadarian Price still on the board at pick 106. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nate Boerkircher
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nate Boerkircher. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
A wild overpay on VJ Payne in Round 5, Pick 27, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Zuhn III. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at pick No. 244 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.