Houston Texans

📋 12-5 🏟️ AFC South 🎯 8 picks in 2026 Draft

📋 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 #28

Round 2 #38, #59

Round 3 #69

Round 4 #106

Round 5 #141, #167

Round 7 #243

🎯 Top Needs

🔥 OL DL LB DB Edge

OL: Offensive line protection

DL: Interior defensive line

LB: Linebacker corps

DB: Defensive backfield

Edge: Pass rush

⭐ Our Pick

R1 Pick #28 OG

Chase Bisontis

OG · Texas A&M · 6'5 · 315 lbs

Texas A&M guard. Brugler and Band (NFL.com) both have him to Texans. Protect C.J. Stroud.

4-year starter. Smooth pass sets.

📊 Analyst Mock Projections

Kiper (ESPN) DT Christen Miller (28 · HOU)

Brugler (Athletic) OG Chase Bisontis (28 · HOU)

McShay (Ringer) OT Max Iheanachor (28 · HOU)

Iyer (TSN) DT Kayden McDonald (28 · HOU)

💭 Dream Draft — All 8 Picks

R1 #28 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami (FL)

R2 #38 DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State

R2 #59 EDGE R Mason Thomas Oklahoma

R3 #69 LB Deontae Lawson Alabama

R4 #106 Target: OL — Offensive line protection

R5 #141 Target: DL — Interior defensive line

R5 #167 Target: OL — Offensive line protection

R7 #243 Target: DB — Defensive backfield

👀 Players to Watch

#23 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami (FL) · 6'3 · 259 lbs

#24 CB Colton Hood Tennessee · 6'0 · 193 lbs

#25 EDGE Keldric Faulk Auburn · 6'6 · 276 lbs

#26 DT Caleb Banks Florida · 6'6 · 327 lbs

#28 CB Avieon Terrell Clemson · 5'11 · 186 lbs

#29 S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo · 6'3 · 201 lbs

#30 OT Blake Miller Clemson · 6'7 · 317 lbs

#31 CB Chris Johnson San Diego State · 6'0 · 193 lbs

#32 EDGE T.J. Parker Clemson · 6'4 · 263 lbs

#34 DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State · 6'2 · 326 lbs

🎯 Mock Draft Consensus — Pick #28

15 of 23 analysts project a pick for this slot. Here's who they're mocking:

DT Peter Woods

2/15 (13%)

USA Today (Sim), DraftTek

OT Blake Miller

2/15 (13%)

Campbell (WF), Yahoo Collab

OT Max Iheanachor

2/15 (13%)

McShay (Ringer), Schrager (FOX)

OG Chase Bisontis

2/15 (13%)

Brugler (Athletic), Jeremiah (NFL)

DT Kayden McDonald

2/15 (13%)

Iyer (TSN), CBS (Wilson)

CB Colton Hood

1/15 (7%)

NFL.com (Filice)

DT Christen Miller

1/15 (7%)

Kiper (ESPN)

LB Jacob Rodriguez

1/15 (7%)

PFF

OG Emmanuel Pregnon

1/15 (7%)

PrizePicks

QB Drew Allar

1/15 (7%)

Fantasy Alarm

Full Analyst Breakdown

USA Today (Sim) → DT Peter Woods

DraftTek → DT Peter Woods

Campbell (WF) → OT Blake Miller

Yahoo Collab → OT Blake Miller

NFL.com (Filice) → CB Colton Hood

Kiper (ESPN) → DT Christen Miller

McShay (Ringer) → OT Max Iheanachor

Schrager (FOX) → OT Max Iheanachor

Brugler (Athletic) → OG Chase Bisontis

Jeremiah (NFL) → OG Chase Bisontis

Iyer (TSN) → DT Kayden McDonald

CBS (Wilson) → DT Kayden McDonald

PFF → LB Jacob Rodriguez

PrizePicks → OG Emmanuel Pregnon

Fantasy Alarm → QB Drew Allar

🏢 Front Office & Cap Situation

General Manager

Nick Caserio

Head Coach

DeMeco Ryans

Cap Space

$15.4M

Dead Cap

$66.4M

🔄 Key Offseason Moves

🟢 Key Arrivals

RB David Montgomery (trade from DET), EDGE Danielle Hunter (1yr/$40.1M ext), EDGE Will Anderson (3yr/$150M ext), S Reed Blankenship (3yr/$24.75M), LB Marte Mapu (trade from NE)

🔴 Key Departures

OT Tytus Howard (traded to CLE)

🎲 Draft Day Scenarios

✅ Dream Scenario

Chase Bisontis shores up the OL. Texans are loaded and Stroud leads them to a Super Bowl run.

❌ Nightmare Scenario

Losing Howard hurts OL depth. Stroud takes more hits and Texans flame out in playoffs again.

📜 Recent Draft History (First Round)

2025 Traded #25 to NYG

2024 #23 CB Kamari Lassiter Georgia Starting CB

2023 #2 EDGE Will Anderson Jr. Alabama Record extension: 3yr/$150M

2022 #3 CB Derek Stingley Jr. LSU All-Pro CB

2021 Watson trade era

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