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RealTexanfan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (HOU)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jaquaize Pettaway Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR East Carolina
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Moore
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Le'Veon Moss. He came off 22 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Klare at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick 28 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olaivavega Ioane. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
A tidy little value on Deontae Lawson in the 59th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Max Klare
Value with a capital V on Max Klare in slot 69, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good price on D'Angelo Ponds in the 109th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They read the board right and Bishop Fitzgerald was the payoff at No. 116. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Value said wait; Le'Veon Moss in slot 153 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at pick 165 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at No. 229 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaquaize Pettaway
Jaquaize Pettaway at Round 7, Pick 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
They took Jordan Hall at par in pick No. 244, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.