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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 19, 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
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Brent Austin Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brent Austin
CB California
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Brent Austin Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brent Austin
CB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DEN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Hill Jr.. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Anthony Hill Jr. got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at No. 62. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Spears-Jennings lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 28 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They took Christen Miller at par in the 38th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 62 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick No. 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Mike Washington Jr. at No. 106, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They barely believed it either: Sam Hecht still on the board at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 27 with a little surplus value in Aamil Wagner. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A big swing on Robert Spears-Jennings at the 243rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick256 Rnd7 Brent Austin
Somehow Brent Austin was still sitting there in pick 256, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.