jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DEN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Texans steal Dixon and grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Thaddeus Dixon slide 27 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If McGowan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Peter Woods
They paid sticker price for Peter Woods in the 29th overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, CJ Allen at pick No. 41. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller slipping to slot 69 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nicholas Singleton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
No edge and no loss on Jalen Farmer in pick 108; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
By-the-book stuff, Dametrious Crownover at No. 141 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan at the 167th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
They took Jadon Canady at par in the 221st pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick243 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Value with a capital V on Zavion Thomas in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Circle this one: Thaddeus Dixon at No. 256 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.