C+
Houston Texans
The Texans land in the muddy middle: C+.
by ChefPack34 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Red Murdock. He came off 56 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him.
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Banks at pick 38, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They reached a country mile for Connor Lew at pick No. 59, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Value said wait; Nicholas Singleton in the 69th pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
J.C. Davis at slot 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Red Murdock. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Ephesians Prysock at slot 167, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A conviction pick on Josh Cuevas at pick No. 243 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.