TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Houston Texans

The Texans turned the phones into found money: B.

by jaytex · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future D

The real work happened on the phones. The Texans fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Slaughter pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
Kenyon Sadiq slipping to pick No. 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In the 29th overall pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
They did well to land Christen Miller in the 59th pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
They let Jake Slaughter come to them and pounced at slot 69. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 108
Nicholas Singleton in No. 106 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 102
Darrell Jackson Jr. in Round 4, Pick 9 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.1 · Pick 141 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 144
By-the-book stuff, Dametrious Crownover at pick 141 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R5.8 · Pick 148 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 150
A straight-up fair deal on Jaeden Roberts at slot 148, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Eric Rivers · WR · rank 169
Eric Rivers at No. 167 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.29 · Pick 169 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 176
Domani Jackson at pick No. 169 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.27 · Pick 243 · Brent Austin · CB · rank 237
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brent Austin in the Round 7 slot. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
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