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HTown6547457'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 13, 2026

Dream Draft - Texans 2

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CHI)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans' one glaring miss is wide receiver, a need they left exactly as they found it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Slaughter steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will need Rutledge to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They did well to land Sonny Styles in No. 28, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They took Caleb Banks at par in pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jake Slaughter at Round 2, Pick 27. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price is a better player than slot 69 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jakobe Thomas. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
Shamar Easter in the 243rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor at the 244th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.