Nozo'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nozo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

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  • Nozo DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caedan Wallace
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Mitchell Melton at pick No. 243 is 60 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Allar pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Job largely done: running back settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 38th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Good price on Josiah Trotter in No. 69, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
No drama and no debate, Xavier Scott went about where he belonged in slot 106. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 125 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 28 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Circle this one: Drew Allar at pick No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jalil Farooq
Jalil Farooq at the 209th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick243 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
They reached a country mile for Mitchell Melton at the 243rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A reach for Micah Morris in pick 244; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.