Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 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
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ja'Keem Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB LSU
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Keaten Wade in pick 244. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Styles steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 28th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olaivavega Ioane. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 59th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at pick No. 69 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at No. 106 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 28 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 165 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ja'Keem Jackson
Ja'Keem Jackson at Round 7, Pick 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Keaten Wade at slot 244 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.