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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 1, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 30 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
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DEN)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
J.K. Dobbins
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Texans came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The J.K. Dobbins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

The Slaughter steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In slot 30 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They paid sticker price for Olaivavega Ioane in No. 38, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A tidy bit of business in the 59th pick, where Jake Slaughter graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jadarian Price in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at pick No. 106 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in Round 4, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the 165th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
Nothing to complain about; Jaylon Braxton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick244 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at the 244th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.