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RealTexanfan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 5, 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (HOU)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Keaten Wade, 95 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They went early on Gennings Dunker in pick No. 41, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick60 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick 60 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at slot 69 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mike Washington Jr. in the 106th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in No. 126 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sam Roush
A wild overpay on Sam Roush in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
No edge and no loss on Pat Coogan in the 165th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Keaten Wade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keaten Wade well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in pick 228 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A real head-scratcher, Roman Hemby in Round 7, Pick 27 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
They did well to land Haynes King in pick No. 244, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.