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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S 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
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Elijah Mitchell
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Texans let Dunker fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Gennings Dunker slide 43 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Montgomery pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A quiet steal in pick 31: Sonny Styles for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in slot 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 27. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at No. 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Gennings Dunker reach the 95th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick No. 106 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They read the board right and Eli Raridon was the payoff at the 131st pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tyren Montgomery
They jumped the gun on Tyren Montgomery, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
They took Kaleb Proctor at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Somehow Le'Veon Moss was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 27, and they pounced on premier running back value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board fumbled Thaddeus Dixon all the way to pick 244, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick247 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
No edge and no loss on Desmond Reid in pick No. 247; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.