Hitman 'S MOCK DRAFT

Hitman 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

Texans dominate 4

  • Hitman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (JAX)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (JAX)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Rutledge: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Keylan Rutledge, the No. 73 name on the board, sitting there at pick 101 like a gift left on the doorstep.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Peter Woods
Peter Woods at Round 2, Pick 6 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 50 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Value with a capital V on Jacob Rodriguez in pick 66, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A slide stopped in the 69th pick, with Eli Stowers worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 81 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Taking Keylan Rutledge in No. 101 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in the 106th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tim Keenan III at the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.