jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jake Hansen
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Nobody else had Austin Barber anywhere near No. 59. The Texans did, by 50 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Dixon.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 28th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in pick 29 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at Round 2, Pick 6 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Austin Barber
Austin Barber at the 59th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at slot 69 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark is a better player than pick No. 115 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Circle this one: Thaddeus Dixon at slot 243 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.