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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 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
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (HOU)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ben Brown
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cade Stover
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent slot 171 on Patrick Payton, a name most had 77 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

That Slaughter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Pregnon. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at pick No. 59 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Value with a capital V on Eli Stowers in slot 69, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at No. 95 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Taking Jadarian Price in Round 4, Pick 6 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 4, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
No edge and no loss on CJ Daniels in the 141st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
They took Kaytron Allen at par in pick 148, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at slot 167 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
They reached a country mile for Hykeem Williams at pick No. 243, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.