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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (HOU)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (HOU)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (GB)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Players Gained
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Anthony Belton
OT
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Bill Murray
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Wagner: B+.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Aamil Wagner, the No. 166 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 230 like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. If Nowakowski pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 28th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in slot 47 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 59 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Caleb Banks in the 69th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at Round 4, Pick 6 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A tidy little value on Aaron Anderson in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Steal is underselling it; Bryce Boettcher at pick 201 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Aamil Wagner
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 230 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
A premium they did not need to pay, Nick Barrett a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Circle this one: TJ Hall at the 244th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick255 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.