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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 19, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
The Texans robbed the room for Slaughter. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jake Slaughter tumbling to the Texans in the 82nd overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every board in the league had Bowry lower, and that gap is the story. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 18 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Olaivavega Ioane at the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in pick 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A reach on Jude Bowry in Round 4, Pick 6; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A straight-up fair deal on Louis Moore at the 155th pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick167 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu at No. 167 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 TJ Hall
They will replay TJ Hall at pick No. 243 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.