Houston Texans FULL 7-Round 2026 NFL Mock Draft

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Welcome back to with the first pick.

We're going team by team to do the perfect mock draft and today we're talking about the

Houston Texans.

I'm Ryan Wilson.

That's former Titans GM, Rand Carthon and the Texans ran, have eight picks, pick 28.

It's where they start.

They pick 10 picks later by way of the Larby Tuncil trade with the Washington Commanders

and just a quick refresh here.

They have now David Montgomery and their backfield.

They got it.

They grew them on the long the off to line along with Braden Smith.

They signed Reed Blankenship in the second area of safety and that was not worthy to

me because you and Pete and BMAC laughed at me at the combine when we did our mock draft

and I gave them a defensive back and your little joke was, oh, is he going to play

Gunner?

So I will say to you, sir.

Who did you pick?

Who did you pick?

I think it was A.V.

That's real.

Yes.

So let's forget the defense of back part, like which room was he in?

He was in the corner's room, so you can't let me have one moment.

No, no.

All right.

Let's do this.

Pick 28.

There he is.

Off to blind, deep into blind.

I haven't turned around.

So let's see what we got there.

Maybe until we have to get him.

You sure you don't want to take him?

Off to blind, interior, deep into blind.

Now, okay.

You said this.

I know.

I can see you squint.

I know what you're looking at.

He's like a young man.

You love see, Dmitra Ryan's get his hands on Flora's very own Caleb Banks, 6, 6, 3, 30,

35 niche arms.

Caleb Banks, unfortunately, struggles to stay healthy.

So you set the ground rules on what the medical doctors think of Caleb Banks.

And then we will decide whether we're going to take them here.

They say he's fine.

Okay.

There we go.

So he's got a long and productive career ahead of him.

Well, here's the thing.

Caleb Banks or Peter Woods here?

Well, you know Dmitra Goodle.

You were with them in San Francisco?

What I think they both fit. Okay. I would just love personally because and the reason why I've always said I'd love to see Caleb banks here at 28

is because I

Didn't anticipate Peter Woods being available. Yeah, yeah to them at 28 now on my personal board

I have Peter Woods first me to and then Caleb Banks, but when I'm looking at Caleb Banks's size

You know six six three twenty three thirty whatever it is

Ran well long gone who's at 35 36 times like

Man, all right, let's take let's say Caleb Banks. It will mix it up

Texas fans let us know

Would you rather have Peter Woods? Okay, the Caleb Banks are or

or

Peter Woods here is like what like didn't anticipate that happen living right as I like to say all right next up here

They don't defensively obviously cornerback isn't a need, but outside of defensive line. They need help along the

You know what so scroll down striker. I would take chase the sauces here. Yeah, I was gonna say okay now

Here's the here's the crazy part, right?

Like go back go back up to the top of the big board like Casey, Concepts, the on

is available to the yeah and

You you're praying you're praying that you get a tank dail back and he's healthy and fully healthy

Yeah, but from our from a needs perspective. I think I think chase percent is

We're checking off first two picks got those needs taken care of

Now we're pick 59

I

Mean they I would think about you daring here, but they are they got David Montgomery

Obviously they moved on from a Joe mix and the head body marks. He was a really good young player

After that, it's pretty wide open, but I don't I don't know if you do that here

I'm I know it's not a crazy need

But Chris Brazel staring you in the face here. So then you have him and Jayden Higgins and Nico Collins

You have 27 foot of wider seer on three players

so

Nico

Higgins Xavier Hutchinson. I think it's probably last year his rookie deal Justin Watson who they signed Casey. Yeah, but

It's not a crazy need, but this guy's too talented to pass up in my

My god trading suits with again, that's not a need either

And this is ladies and gentlemen. This is the beauty of of having so many picks in the top 90

Yeah, you know top 100 that allows you to have these type of problems

I would have

Chris Brazel again, we don't know where we don't know where 10 tails and and that and this this office is missing that vertical element

To stretch the field and if you don't this is a bargain. All right, let's do Chris Brazel

All right

Texas fans, let us know because I would imagine you have some opinions on that and I'm actually eager to hear him

All right, ran 10 picks later

10 picks after the Brazel selection

I think you don't we're doing here. What do you just just give me the depth real quick at their edge spot

So there's more

Striker going to do the edge or you just no, no, no, I'm saying. I'm talking to you

Oh, you talking to me. Oh, sorry. I'm over here calling Striker out and you talking to me

so

And did Neil Hunter

Dominique Robinson they signed they have Logan Hall who plays he played interior

More now in his career and Dylan Horton

former he's former TCU guy back and they former seven front pick are our call correctly. Yeah, the TCU

So there's there's some needs here

Yeah, go. I'm sorry. Go to keep on there for ed rusher's contracts will be up after the 20. Yeah, go there more here

Yeah, he's a good player

All right pick 106

So

So uh, we just kind of ed rusher. We got deep into the line with got guard

Got wide receiver

Where else are we looking to go here? I would go Deontay Lawson right here. I think they need depth at inside linebacker and

Deontay Lawson is a Bama guy. Demico Ryan is a Bama guy and honestly when I met

Deontay Lawson the person yeah him as a person reminded me a lot of Demico Ryan's as a

person

Okay, I think that would be a natural fit there and by the way as I'm looking at their roster

The text is gonna have five receivers whose contracts are up after the season. So the crisp rousal thing

makes more and more sense

As you think about it here

So we have linebacker now Deontay Lawson this that feels about the range. You'll probably go late day two

Maybe early day three worst case scenario

um

Nicholas singleton's there. I did that's the first one that just jumped off and caught my eye

Just because they're gonna need depth at running back. Uh, they got

David Montgomery and then our guy woody marks

filled in solidly form

Um, but they're still gonna need depth at running back after that

You want to go singleton? Yeah. All right

shout out

Penn State two more picks pick 167 and round five and then one after that and round seven

So

Now it's just a matter of

Best player available. So

We talked about Julian Neal a good bit. He always seems to be available at this range

I think he's a better player than that, but either way. He's a physical corner and feels like he fits the

What they ask their cornerbacks to do. I don't know if you want to so talk me through the depth we have um

So we have Jalen Petry at the at the nickel do we have Kamari Lassar who's gonna get paid very soon

Jalen Smith behind him and then we have Stingley and uh Tremont Smith behind him

Mm-hmm so it's not uh

Incredibly pressing need, but got from it. I just feel like I'm and and again

This is just me right now. I feel like we take Julian Neal with

every other with every other mock that we that we've done. Let's look at tight end. I think they need some depth at tight end. Yep, they have Dalton Shull too. They brought back.

They signed Foster Maraud who's sort of a blocking tight end and I do know they do you right they do have needs their Kate Stover.

Stover Stover Stover's more of the the why tight end the guy that they'll put in the backfield.

I love both rared and and Josh Clay was another name in Alabama. I think they were.

Josh especially was under utilized at times at Alabama, but he's a good player. He can play in line. He can play a little squat a little.

Slot if you want if you like McCree is a fun player who put a lot of passes from jade my ava USC.

Let's let's go rared in here. All right tight end Eli rared in. Out of Notre Dame and then finally we picked 243.

Who's best player available for you, Ram?

We've already gone running back.

I'm going to pass the book. This is your pick. You always get the last pick.

Let's see what we got here.

Let's go. Where's the bond to Smith? Oh, the Notre Dame corner. Let's go him at some depth there. 510-191 at the workouts.

My one letter on him explosive high cue. Nickel corner with elite. Clicking close suddenness and the physical mindset to dominate from the slot or the box.

So there you go. That's it. 8 picks for the Houston Texans.

We got a B. Yeah, I don't. Man, so you feel the defensive line need get the guard, get the wide receiver and there are needs a wide receiver.

But as I asked earlier, Texas fans, let us know what you think about the Brazil pick.

That's right. It takes a picture of it to send to his various folks in the league.

Let's know we think this overall draft, the real players that you would have taken that we didn't that were on the board. Let us know that as well.

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