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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
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
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
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-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The war room fell hard for Trey Moore, and it showed at the Round 4 slot: 87 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. The Banks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In pick 28 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
They paid up for Monroe Freeling at Round 2, Pick 6 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at No. 59. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in pick No. 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle Louis. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at pick 165 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Catalon this early at the 244th overall pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.