jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (HOU)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Adam Randall at slot 210. The Texans jumped the board by 66 and dared it to prove them wrong. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Dixon falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
A clean, defensible pick in slot 29 with a little surplus value in Olaivavega Ioane. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Good price on Jake Slaughter in the 59th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A straight-up fair deal on Jadarian Price at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They talked themselves into J.C. Davis at the 106th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in pick 167 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 176th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 Adam Randall
A big swing on Adam Randall at Round 6, Pick 29, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Thaddeus Dixon in the 243rd overall pick, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.