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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyle Monangai
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans let Golday fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Jake Golday, the No. 58 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 3 slot. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Circle this one: Kenyon Sadiq at No. 38 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They robbed the room for Emmanuel Pregnon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Somehow Dillon Thieneman was still sitting there in pick 59, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Steal is underselling it; Lee Hunter at pick No. 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 89th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They barely believed it either: Sam Hecht still on the board at slot 106. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They took Beau Stephens at par in the 141st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J'Mari Taylor. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Thaddeus Dixon in the 243rd pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at slot 244 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.