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zepolian1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

Second Draft

  • zepolian1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 165 on Quinten Joyner a full 25 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Miller value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick No. 28 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in the 38th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They let Jake Slaughter come to them and pounced at the 59th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare slid further than he should have, and pick 69 is lovely value for the tight end. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A premium they did not need to pay, Parker Brailsford a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A quiet steal in No. 128: Blake Miller for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Quinten Joyner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Quinten Joyner this early at the 165th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A wild overpay on Roman Hemby in pick No. 243, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker at the 244th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.