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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Nicholas Singleton at the Round 3 slot is 19 spots clear of where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Banks.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a red-zone target to build around at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Nice patience on Caleb Banks, who had no business lasting to pick 38. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They read the board right and Jake Slaughter was the payoff at pick No. 59. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in No. 69 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 106th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the 128th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in Round 5, Pick 27 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
They liked Jalil Farooq enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
A reach for Jamari Lyons in the 244th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.