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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braxton Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB+
The Texans let Thieneman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Dillon Thieneman, the No. 34 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 59 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Reaching for Barrett left real value on the table behind him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They barely believed it either: Dillon Thieneman still on the board at pick 59. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick60 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A slide stopped in the 60th overall pick, with Eli Stowers worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They let Jake Golday come to them and pounced at pick No. 69. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at Round 3, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
They took Keylan Rutledge at par in slot 106, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
No edge and no loss on Eli Raridon in No. 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They jumped the gun on Demond Claiborne, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Value with a capital V on Kevin Coleman Jr. in the 167th overall pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
They liked Nick Barrett enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 243. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Andre Fuller in the 244th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.