Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Slaughter. Final grade: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jake Slaughter, the No. 58 name on the board, in No. 106. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Barrett reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese at pick 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in pick No. 59 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
A premium they did not need to pay, Keylan Rutledge a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to No. 106, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 De'Zhaun Stribling
They robbed the room for De'Zhaun Stribling here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Steal is underselling it; Hezekiah Masses at slot 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in the 243rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.