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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
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 clearly saw something nobody else did in Jalen Catalon, taking him 53 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That Allen pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 28 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They will replay CJ Allen at pick 59 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jadarian Price at pick No. 69 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A reach on Keylan Rutledge in the 106th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at slot 128 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They went early on Zane Durant in slot 165, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Catalon. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.