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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 106 lands the Texans a B-, Price and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jadarian Price had no business being available in the 106th overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 38 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
The board fumbled Emmanuel Pregnon all the way to the 59th pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Gennings Dunker in the 69th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jadarian Price in pick 106, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in No. 128 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 165 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Taking Jimmy Rolder in Round 7, Pick 27 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton slipping to the 244th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.