TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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JR-TEX-31 B-

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Houston Texans

More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

by jaytex · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C-
Future B+

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Seth McGowan, 34 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

On value alone, Slaughter makes the weekend a net positive. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.6 · Pick 38 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 38th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
A slide stopped in pick No. 48, with Anthony Hill Jr. worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Stowers in the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Taking Jake Slaughter in pick 79 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jadarian Price · RB · rank 69
Jadarian Price at Round 3, Pick 18 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Gracen Halton · DL · rank 125
Gracen Halton in slot 106 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
Dametrious Crownover at the 122nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 158
Beau Stephens at No. 147 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Seth McGowan · RB · rank 183
They talked themselves into Seth McGowan at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Eric Rivers · WR · rank 167
A straight-up fair deal on Eric Rivers at pick No. 167, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.29 · Pick 210 · Keyshaun Elliott · LB · rank 217
Keyshaun Elliott at Round 6, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 218
Thaddeus Dixon in the 223rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.27 · Pick 243 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 257
They liked Robert Spears-Jennings enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 243. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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