TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Houston Texans

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Banks: B-.

by jaytex · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A-
Future D+

For all the boxes ticked, the Texans skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was.

Every board in the league had McGowan lower, and that gap is the story. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup weapon at tight end, and a steal at that.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In the 29th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 38 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Caleb Banks · DL · rank 41
Caleb Banks at slot 59 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 75
Mike Washington Jr. in Round 3, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Logan Jones · C · rank 91
A slide stopped in pick No. 106, with Logan Jones worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
R5.1 · Pick 141 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 144
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dametrious Crownover. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Seth McGowan · RB · rank 185
They left a pile of value on the table to take Seth McGowan this early at the 167th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Eric Rivers · WR · rank 169
They took Eric Rivers at par in the 171st pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.27 · Pick 243 · Andre Fuller · CB · rank 235
Nice patience on Andre Fuller, who had no business lasting to pick No. 243. A minor itch, scratched.
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