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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 55 spots for Jalen Catalon, and value like that does not grow back.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Roush. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Banks. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
They went early on Chase Bisontis in Round 2, Pick 27, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than slot 69 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush in the 106th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A premium they did not need to pay, Kyle Louis a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in slot 167 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Robert Spears-Jennings well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.