jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DEN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans let Allen fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

That Allen pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 28th pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick 29 they get a cornerstone up front, outstanding value to boot.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kayden McDonald in slot 38, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 59 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in No. 69 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Connor Lew
They will replay Connor Lew at the 108th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
Taking Jaishawn Barham in pick 141 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
No drama and no debate, Eric Rivers went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 27. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady at slot 243 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.