Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

Texans 2026

  • Romega74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn 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
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
McAlister should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Eric McAlister had no business being available in slot 243, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They are betting Boettcher proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 38 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slid further than he should have, and pick 59 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Nice patience on Eli Stowers, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 5. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Connor Lew
They robbed the room for Connor Lew here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at slot 141 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A quiet steal in the 167th pick: Demond Claiborne for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at the 243rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, TJ Hall in the 244th overall pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.