Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 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
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 167 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
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took VJ Payne at pick 167, roughly 24 spots before his name belonged.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. However the rest shakes out, Hecht at that price is a win they earned.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 28 they get a mismatch in the passing game at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They took Caleb Banks at par in pick No. 38, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Value with a capital V on Lee Hunter in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at slot 69 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They will replay Sam Hecht at the 106th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at Round 5, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at No. 167 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Zuhn III at the 243rd pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.