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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
KT Leveston
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Texans let McNeil-Warren fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in the Round 5 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 51 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in slot 38 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Taking Denzel Boston in Round 2, Pick 27 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at the 69th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to pick No. 106, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at No. 107 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They will replay Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor is a better player than pick 146 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at the 149th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in slot 167 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta in No. 243 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.