TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Houston Texans

The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

by jaytex · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future C-

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Le'Veon Moss, 63 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. However the rest shakes out, Igbinosun at that price is a win they earned.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.29 · Pick 29 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
In the 29th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
In slot 31 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Gennings Dunker · OG · rank 51
A reach on Gennings Dunker in the 38th pick; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Drew Shelton · OT · rank 100
They reached a country mile for Drew Shelton at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 72
Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Logan Jones · C · rank 97
A straight-up fair deal on Logan Jones at No. 95, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 80
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 106 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Skyler Bell · WR · rank 86
Taking Skyler Bell in No. 108 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.1 · Pick 141 · Oscar Delp · TE · rank 133
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Oscar Delp in pick 141. It fills a real need, too.
R5.8 · Pick 148 · Chris McClellan · DT · rank 143
Chris McClellan at the 148th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Le'Veon Moss · RB · rank 214
Le'Veon Moss at the 151st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 156
Zxavian Harris slipping to Round 5, Pick 27 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.27 · Pick 243 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 228
Thaddeus Dixon slid further than he should have, and slot 243 is lovely value for the cornerback. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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