jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

JR-Tex-1-26-c!

  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DEN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DEN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 4, Pick 6 lands the Texans a B-, Wheatley and all.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Zakee Wheatley tumbling to the Texans in slot 106 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The Singleton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cayden Green
A big swing on Cayden Green at the 58th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Value said wait; Nicholas Singleton in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Circle this one: Zakee Wheatley at pick 106 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
They went early on Jadarian Price in No. 126, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zane Durant this early at slot 169. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
A straight-up fair deal on Nolan Rucci at the 242nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A reach for Daevin Hobbs in the 243rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick256 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.