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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Linderbaum
C
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Allen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They are betting King proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick No. 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Taking CJ Allen in slot 59 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nicholas Singleton at pick 106 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A big swing on DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A clean, defensible pick in No. 125 with a little surplus value in Keylan Rutledge. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the 128th pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Albert Regis
Albert Regis at the 165th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A reach for Riley Mahlman in Round 7, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
A wild overpay on Haynes King in pick No. 244, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
By-the-book stuff, Isaac Smith at the 247th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.