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TheFarmer 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Noah Thomas
WR Georgia
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Noah Thomas. He came off 118 spots early, and the room will hear about it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Getting Wheatley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
A conviction pick on Emmanuel Pregnon at the 28th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq is a better player than the 33rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Banks at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in Round 2, Pick 27 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A slide stopped in pick No. 69, with Jadarian Price worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in No. 112 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun slipping to Round 4, Pick 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick165 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 165th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
No drama and no debate, Matt Gulbin went about where he belonged in slot 175. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Good price on Ted Hurst in No. 177, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
They reached a country mile for Jeff Caldwell at the 178th overall pick, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Noah Thomas. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
They talked themselves into Haynes King at pick No. 244, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.