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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Oronde Gadsden II
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Scott should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Keionte Scott, the No. 60 name on the board, stolen at Round 5, Pick 1. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Oronde Gadsden II pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In the end it comes back to Jeremiyah Love, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kayden McDonald in the 38th overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Value with a capital V on Gennings Dunker in pick 59, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in slot 86 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 A.J. Haulcy
They robbed the room for A.J. Haulcy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick141 Rnd5 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in pick No. 141 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the 167th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Dane Key
A quiet steal in No. 243: Dane Key for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.