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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Texans went off the board in a big way for Jalil Farooq, 49 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Miller pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 28th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They robbed the room for Kenyon Sadiq here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
The board fumbled Christen Miller all the way to slot 59, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jadarian Price at pick No. 69 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
The board had cheaper options than Keylan Rutledge at No. 106, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
The board had Jalon Kilgore higher than the 128th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A conviction pick on Zane Durant at slot 165 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They talked themselves into Jalen Catalon at pick No. 243, and the board did not agree. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalil Farooq this early at the Round 7 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.