Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 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
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
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-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for VJ Payne, 31 picks ahead of schedule. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Hunter pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a seam-stretching tight end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel Pregnon at pick 38 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Lee Hunter in the 59th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in No. 69 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at slot 106 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A reach on Beau Stephens in pick No. 128; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 VJ Payne
They reached a country mile for VJ Payne at pick 165, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at slot 243 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A reach for Robert Spears-Jennings in pick No. 244; a little patience would have been rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.