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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

Late round trade

  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
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
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (PIT)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

Everything else got attention, and wide receiver got none. That is a strange way for the Texans to leave a draft. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Singleton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They banked enough surplus on Sadiq to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 28 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at pick 38, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They let Jake Slaughter come to them and pounced at slot 59. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 85 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They liked Domani Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 128th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick165 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in Round 5, Pick 27 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.