Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT

Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (HOU)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Stowers: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Eli Stowers tumbling to the Texans in the 106th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Every board in the league had Fa'amoe lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slid further than he should have, and pick 29 is lovely value for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at pick No. 59. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Taking Lee Hunter in Round 3, Pick 5 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to the 106th pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 109th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 148 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210 Rnd6 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A big swing on Fa'alili Fa'amoe at No. 210, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
By-the-book stuff, Trey Zuhn III at the 243rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.