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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Trotter: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Josiah Trotter had no business being available in the 128th overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 28 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A slide stopped in slot 59, with A.J. Haulcy worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 5, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson slipping to the 106th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Josiah Trotter
They will replay Josiah Trotter at pick 128 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They barely believed it either: Beau Stephens still on the board at the 165th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
No edge and no loss on Josh Cuevas in No. 243; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
You do not let a linebacker like Keyshaun Elliott reach pick No. 244 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.