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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 243: the Texans steal Hall and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: TJ Hall, the No. 221 name on the board, sitting there at No. 243 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The Dunker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 28 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in No. 38 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Nice patience on Caleb Banks, who had no business lasting to the 59th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 5 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They paid up for Mike Washington Jr. at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They paid sticker price for Beau Stephens in slot 141, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick No. 167 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at the 243rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
They let DJ Harvey come to them and pounced at pick No. 244. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.