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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
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
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Moore
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Texans skipped the loudest one: wide receiver is exactly as bare as it was. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If Bowry pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Taaffe pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at the 28th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at pick 40, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
No drama and no debate, Jadarian Price went about where he belonged in pick No. 59. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in No. 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They went early on Jude Bowry in the 106th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
No edge and no loss on Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aamil Wagner at the Round 5 slot is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at slot 243 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
They took Jordan Hall at par in Round 7, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.