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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 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: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Coleman: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jonah Coleman had no business being available in pick No. 69, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at the 28th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olaivavega Ioane. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
The board had Jake Slaughter higher than the Round 2 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in pick 69 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen is a better player than No. 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
No drama and no debate, Ar'maj Reed-Adams went about where he belonged in slot 128. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at Round 5, Pick 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker at the 243rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
They did well to land Haynes King in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.