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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DEN)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Players Gained
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Darian Kinnard
OT
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Alex Palczewski
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Texans let Abney II fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Keith Abney II, the No. 44 name on the board, stolen at the 106th overall pick.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 30 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at the 38th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in Round 2, Pick 27 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach pick 69 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keith Abney II
They robbed the room for Keith Abney II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
A quiet steal in the 141st overall pick: Eli Raridon for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slid further than he should have, and the Round 5 slot is lovely value for the running back. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in pick No. 170 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
They barely believed it either: Jadon Canady still on the board at the 243rd pick. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.