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RealTexanfan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

022026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NYG)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Palczewski
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody else had Zxavian Harris anywhere near the 128th pick. The Texans did, by 92 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Ioane pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They read the board right and Olaivavega Ioane was the payoff at slot 38. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at No. 59 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A straight-up fair deal on Keionte Scott at the 69th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
A reach for Michael Trigg in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zxavian Harris
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zxavian Harris in pick 128, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They took Beau Stephens at par in pick No. 143, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at slot 168 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Caleb Douglas
They talked themselves into Caleb Douglas at pick 243, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at the 244th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 255 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.