jzaNe1949'S MOCK DRAFT
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jzaNe1949'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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Mock drafts from jzaNe1949

April 20

  • jzaNe1949 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Jonah Coleman at slot 59, roughly 36 spots before his name belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Fields falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 28 they get a blindside protector, outstanding value to boot.
Pick38 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at Round 2, Pick 6 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
A real head-scratcher, Jonah Coleman in pick 59 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christen Miller in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
They will replay Malachi Fields at No. 106 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Will Lee III
Will Lee III slid further than he should have, and slot 141 is lovely value for the cornerback. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in No. 167 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at slot 243 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.