Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: VJ Payne, 29 picks early at the 165th overall pick.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Lew where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 28 they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A conviction pick on Gennings Dunker at pick No. 38 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
A reach for Domonique Orange in the 59th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Connor Lew at Round 3, Pick 5. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at the 106th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nate Boerkircher
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nate Boerkircher this early at pick 128. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick 165 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at the 244th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.