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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
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Stowers: B.

Call it larceny. Eli Stowers sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 28, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 38th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Christen Miller in the 59th pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at pick No. 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Steal is underselling it; Connor Lew at slot 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at No. 128 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Terion Stewart
Terion Stewart at pick 165 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
They barely believed it either: Jimmy Rolder still on the board at Round 7, Pick 27. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels slipping to slot 244 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.