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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brent Austin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (KC)
Brent Austin
CB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureC+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Masses: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Hezekiah Masses, the No. 131 name on the board, in pick No. 167. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Ott has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A clean, defensible pick in the 28th pick with a little surplus value in Sonny Styles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach the 38th overall pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in pick No. 69 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
By-the-book stuff, Keylan Rutledge at slot 106 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Value with a capital V on Eli Raridon in No. 141, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Steal is underselling it; Hezekiah Masses at Round 5, Pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. is a better player than pick 168 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They went early on Zane Durant in Round 5, Pick 29, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
A reach on Jaydn Ott in pick 170; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah Jatta. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.