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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

Texans 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Hall fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and TJ Hall fell into the 244th pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 28 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Fair-plus on Dillon Thieneman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in pick No. 59 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Nice patience on Eli Stowers, who had no business lasting to slot 69. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane slipping to the 106th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Parker Brailsford in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
The board had Kevin Coleman Jr. higher than No. 167, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
They took Robert Henry Jr. at par in the 243rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 TJ Hall
The board fumbled TJ Hall all the way to No. 244, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.