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RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

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  • byrnesaf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Ahmari Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ahmari Harvey
CB Georgia Tech
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ahmari Harvey in slot 243, a good 49 spots before the room expected him. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That Banks pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 28th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at No. 38 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Caleb Banks in slot 69, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Value said wait; Mike Washington Jr. in pick 106 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at pick No. 128 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kevin Coleman Jr. in the 165th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ahmari Harvey
Ahmari Harvey in No. 243 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ahmaad Moses
They reached into another round for Ahmaad Moses, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.