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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 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
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Nicholas Singleton a full 32 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hall. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Job largely done: running back settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at No. 62 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at slot 69 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in the 106th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 167, where Demond Claiborne graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They let Ar'maj Reed-Adams come to them and pounced at the 170th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 TJ Hall
They robbed the room for TJ Hall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.