Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

2026 nfl draft rr

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (HOU)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Key Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Key Lawrence
S UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueF NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a D+.

There is reaching, and then there is Key Lawrence at Round 7, Pick 27. The Texans jumped the board by 206 and dared it to prove them wrong.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Seth McGowan
In pick No. 2 they get a bell-cow for the offense, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Nothing to complain about; Christen Miller went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton in the 69th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Taking Omar Cooper Jr. in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 141 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jacobe Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacobe Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Key Lawrence
Value said wait; Key Lawrence in Round 7, Pick 27 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.