Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans spent real capital to be 48 picks early on Riley Mahlman, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The Hill Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In pick No. 28 they get a building block for the line, reach and all.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A premium they did not need to pay, Gennings Dunker a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 59 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They reached into another round for Nicholas Singleton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at No. 106 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Good price on Demond Claiborne in the 128th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They jumped the gun on DJ Campbell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite in the 243rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick244 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Value said wait; Riley Mahlman in No. 244 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.