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Texans 2026
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB-
TradesB
FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Stowers: B. The rest of the league will want that one back. Eli Stowers tumbling to the Texans in the 106th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
Every board in the league had Fa'amoe lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slid further than he should have, and pick 29 is lovely value for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick38
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59
Rnd2
Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at pick No. 59. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69
Rnd3
Lee Hunter
Taking Lee Hunter in Round 3, Pick 5 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106
Rnd4
Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to the 106th pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109
Rnd4
Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 109th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148
Rnd5
Jude Bowry
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 148 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167
Rnd5
Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210
Rnd6
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A big swing on Fa'alili Fa'amoe at No. 210, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243
Rnd7
Trey Zuhn III
By-the-book stuff, Trey Zuhn III at the 243rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.











