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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Brandel
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brevin Jordan
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Texans fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The cost of the Iheanachor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In No. 28 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick No. 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A tidy little value on Caleb Banks in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 27, where Lee Hunter graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
No edge and no loss on Mike Washington Jr. in pick 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Beau Stephens. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings is a better player than the 167th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick169 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at Round 5, Pick 29 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.