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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
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Head Shot
Kingsley Suamataia
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Haulcy: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On value alone, Haulcy makes the weekend a net positive. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 29 they get the heartbeat of the defense. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Value with a capital V on Caleb Banks in pick No. 59, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They will replay A.J. Haulcy at No. 69 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Steal is underselling it; Sam Hecht at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson at the 141st overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in the 167th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
They paid a round early for Desmond Reid in slot 243, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.