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Romega74 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

Texans 2026

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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
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Golday fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jake Golday fell into the 106th overall pick. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
A reasonable price with a little left over, Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 1 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 38th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Circle this one: Emmanuel Pregnon at the 59th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in pick 69 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Golday
The board fumbled Jake Golday all the way to slot 106, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at No. 167 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They read the board right and Noah Whittington was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 27. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.