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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (KC)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ben Brown
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 29 spots for J.C. Davis, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Washington Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slid further than he should have, and the 31st overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in slot 38, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Jake Slaughter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Value with a capital V on Christen Miller in No. 69, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Taking Mike Washington Jr. in Round 3, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A real head-scratcher, J.C. Davis in the 109th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaytron Allen. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at pick No. 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Andre Fuller in pick 243. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.