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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2026

Texans 2026 7th Rd Draft

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Rutledge from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Keylan Rutledge, the No. 73 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 4, Pick 6.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 28 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Peter Woods
Peter Woods slipping to the 38th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at Round 2, Pick 27 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at pick 69 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 106th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 Emmett Johnson
They barely believed it either: Emmett Johnson still on the board at No. 141. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Charles Demmings at the Round 5 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
They robbed the room for Tyren Montgomery here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.