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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (HOU)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Cade Stover
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedA- TradesB FutureD
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Wilson: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Raylen Wilson, the No. 223 name on the board, in slot 243.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Nothing to complain about; Jeremiyah Love went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers slipping to the 69th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Drew Shelton in No. 106. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 8 with a little surplus value in Skyler Gill-Howard. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They paid sticker price for DJ Campbell in pick No. 167, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
They barely believed it either: Raylen Wilson still on the board at slot 243. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.