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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 19, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 60 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: 104 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Gibbens
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Hecht: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Sam Hecht slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the Round 4 slot. Highway robbery.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will need Dunker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They jumped the gun on Gennings Dunker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at the 60th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A quiet steal in pick 69: Jake Slaughter for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A reach for Mike Washington Jr. in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
The board fumbled Sam Hecht all the way to pick No. 106, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers is a better player than slot 167 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
They let DJ Harvey come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 27. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.