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RUN ON FEB 5, 2026

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  • jollygreengiant81 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The war room fell hard for Zach Rice, and it showed at pick No. 244: 35 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They read the board right and Sonny Styles was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 6. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A quiet steal in pick No. 59: Caleb Banks for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in No. 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at the 106th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A straight-up fair deal on CJ Daniels at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta in pick No. 165 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at the 243rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zach Rice
Value said wait; Zach Rice in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.