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RUN ON FEB 6, 2026

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  • josh709 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Taaffe: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Michael Taaffe, the No. 50 name on the board, in Round 3, Pick 5.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Davis proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Banks. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick 59 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
The board fumbled Michael Taaffe all the way to the 69th pick, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick106 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A wild overpay on J.C. Davis in pick No. 106, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in the 128th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in No. 165 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 27, where Tony Grimes graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick244 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Good price on Will Kacmarek in slot 244, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.