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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Adam Randall selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 34 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in slot 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Slaughter at Round 2, Pick 27 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price is a better player than pick No. 69 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A reach for Keylan Rutledge in the 106th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A premium they did not need to pay, Beau Stephens a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Value with a capital V on Tanner Koziol in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall at pick 243 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Circle this one: Zavion Thomas at Round 7, Pick 28 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.