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2026 nfl draft 44mm
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Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THETexans
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
D+
ValueF
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Back to the drawing board for the Texans: D+. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaden Platt, 439 picks early at the 43rd overall pick.
That Anderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Roderick Robinson II
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get an every-down engine for the run game, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43
Rnd2
Jaden Platt
A wild overpay on Jaden Platt in slot 43, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick46
Rnd2
Chris Brazzell II
They will replay Chris Brazzell II at No. 46 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71
Rnd3
Rayshaun Benny
This one needs a full-page explanation: Rayshaun Benny in the 71st overall pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111
Rnd4
Jeremiah Cobb
Jeremiah Cobb in pick 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115
Rnd4
Harold Perkins Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Harold Perkins Jr. in pick No. 115. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152
Rnd5
Montravius Lloyd
They reached a country mile for Montravius Lloyd at pick 152, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228
Rnd7
Aaron Anderson
Taking Aaron Anderson in Round 7, Pick 11 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242
Rnd7
Kayin Lee
They went early on Kayin Lee in pick No. 242, and the value did not follow. A minor need, but a need all the same.









