Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 8, 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
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 244 on Jalen Catalon a full 55 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hunter. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 28 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at slot 38 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to the 59th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Lee Hunter reach the 69th overall pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They paid sticker price for Mike Washington Jr. in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in No. 128 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Value with a capital V on Nate Boerkircher in pick 165, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 243 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon at pick No. 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.