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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brevin Jordan
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
Grand theft in slot 243: the Texans steal Dixon and grade out a B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Landing Dixon that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A clean, defensible pick in the 28th overall pick with a little surplus value in Sonny Styles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick 38 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 27, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Slaughter at pick No. 69 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 106th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at the 141st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers in No. 167 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at pick 243 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.