Jaydog17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaydog17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 3, 2026

2027 draft

  • Jaydog17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Roderick Robinson II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Roderick Robinson II
RB UAB
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ian Strong
WR California
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dante Dowdell
RB Georgia
Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
Jehiem Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jehiem Oatis
DL Ole Miss
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
D'Antre Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
D'Antre Robinson
DT Oregon
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gentry Williams
CB Georgia
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Draft Picks Received
Jehiem Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Jehiem Oatis
DL Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (IND)
Malachi Singleton
QB Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
Charvarius Ward
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB FutureB+
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Texans: C-.

Nobody else had Roderick Robinson II anywhere near pick 28. The Texans did, by 282 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

On value alone, Paige makes the weekend a net positive. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

So much rides on Roderick Robinson II that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Roderick Robinson II
In the 28th pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ian Strong
They talked themselves into Ian Strong at No. 38, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dante Dowdell
Dante Dowdell at pick No. 59 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tae Johnson
A safety of that caliber at slot 106 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jehiem Oatis
They reached into another round for Jehiem Oatis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava in Round 4, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 D'Antre Robinson
A big swing on D'Antre Robinson at pick No. 165, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams at the 243rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Elijah Paige
Steal is underselling it; Elijah Paige at the 244th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.