Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 2, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Thomas. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 243rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Zavion Thomas, the No. 224 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They will need Jackson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 28 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They barely believed it either: Caleb Banks still on the board at the 59th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A straight-up fair deal on Jadarian Price at the 69th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones is a better player than pick No. 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
They read the board right and Oscar Delp was the payoff at No. 141. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They liked Domani Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
You do not let a wide receiver like Zavion Thomas reach Round 7, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.