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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Henry To'oTo'o
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB TradesD FutureC+
The Texans let Hecht fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Sam Hecht at pick No. 141 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

If Kenyon Sadiq and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 28 they get a matchup weapon at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They read the board right and Sonny Styles was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 6. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A tidy bit of business in slot 59, where Lee Hunter graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A cornerback of that caliber at the 69th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They will replay Zachariah Branch at No. 106 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keylan Rutledge. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
Taking Nate Boerkircher in pick 185 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid in the 243rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.