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GMaster'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (HOU)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DEN)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Branch: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Zachariah Branch, the No. 64 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Halton proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 30 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They took Emmanuel Pregnon at par in pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Fair-plus on Eli Stowers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II in pick No. 69 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They will replay Zachariah Branch at No. 94 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Logan Jones
No edge and no loss on Logan Jones in the 128th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They jumped the gun on Gracen Halton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
The board fumbled Beau Stephens all the way to the 165th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, DJ Harvey at the Round 7 slot. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick244 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in pick No. 244 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.