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2026 NFL Draft

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by percicles, Sep 15, 2025.

  1. Housport

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    This is Brugler's Top 100. I'd love to get 4 of the highlighted guys with our Top 5 picks.

    - If Miller is there at #28, I think it's a no brainer. Yes, we added vets, but both have had injuries, so having a solid backup/guy to develop is smart.

    - If he's gone, I hope we trade into early 2nd and add a 3rd or 4th. I'm ok with Max or Chase, but the guy I really love is Jacob Rodriguez. JR is Texas man and I believe he can be special with DeMeco as his mentor/coach. Golday and Hill are the other LBs I like in the 2nd, but for different reasons.

    - I'm not feeling any of the DTs with our top 2 picks, but with the later 2nd or 3rd I could see Hunter or Onyedim, but I'd rather wait until later as there are a few guys I like in 4th-5th range.

    - Rutledge, Dunker or Farmer are the OGs I'd target and in that order. I'm more concerned about IOL depth/development than OT, so I hope we get one of these dawgs for the trenches.

    - There are some interesting CBs/Ss in the 2nd-5th rd range. I'm interested in all of the guys highlighted.

    - I'm not targeting RBs in this range, like some guys better in 4-5 rd range (Coleman and Heidenreich are my favs).

    - Of course Delp is my #1 TE target. I think he was severely underutilized at GA and has the chance to be special in the NFL. With his speed, size and athleticism he's a matchup problem for the defense. While I have Stowers highlighted, I see him more as a weapon than a pure TE. Some have looked at him at WR, where he could possibly be a monster. There are some other TEs I like in later rds as well, if we don't get Delp (Roush, Raridon, and Bentley).

    - Finally, there are some Edge guys I like in this range. Gabe Jacas looks like a destroyer, but there aren't any I'd personally be pounding the table for.

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  4. K9Texan

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    This dumbf*ck got himself arrested less than a week before the draft. What a moron. I mocked him to us a few times but he's obviously WAY too stupid to play for us.

    Zachariah Branch arrested after attending Georgia football spring game

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  5. jch1911

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    @Shark44 reminded me to post my big board

    italics = probably UDFA
    bold = favorites

    QB / WR Taylen Green
    QB Cole Peyton
    QB Jeff Sims AZ St


    RB Jeremiyah Love
    RB Mike Washington Jr.
    RB Nick Singleton

    RB Seth McGowan
    RB Adam Randall
    RB Sam Scott (Wyoming)


    WR Skyler Bell
    WR Bryce Lance
    WR Caleb Douglas
    WR Jeff Caldwell
    WR J Michael Sturdivant
    WR Malik McClain (AZ St)
    WR Omari Evans (WA)
    WR Brady Boyd (Utah St)
    WR Kyle Dixson (Culver Stockton)
    WR Wesley Grimes (NC St)
    WR Donovan Greene (VA Tech)
    WR Ben Patterson (UT Permian Basin)
    WR Deuce Spain (Pitt)
    WR Brock Rechsteiner (JAX St)
    WR Malick Meiga (Coastal Carolina)



    TE Sam Roush
    TE Hayden Large (IA)
    TE Brandon Frazier (Auburn)
    TE Tyler Moore (Iowa St)



    OT Francis Mauigoa (short arms?)
    OL Kadyn Proctor (IOL?)
    OT Markel Bell
    OT Austin Barber
    OT Diego Pounds
    OT Jude Bowry
    OT Isaiah World
    OT Shedrick Rhodes Jr. (Ohio)
    OT Percy Lewis (Ole Miss) (bad 3C)
    OT Jer'Marques Baily (Houston Christian) (horrible 3C)
    G/T Lysander Moeolo (Texas State) (bad 3C)



    IOL Vega Ioane
    IOL Gennings Dunker
    IOL Keylan Rutledge
    IOL Jake Slaughter
    IOL Conner Lew
    IOL Jalen Farmer
    IOL DJ Campbell
    IOL Micah Morris
    IOL Jager Burton
    IOL Caden Barnett
    IOL Jeremiah Wright
    IOL Febechi Nwaiwu
    IOL Dillon Wade (short arms)
    IOL Ethan Onianwa (former Owl)
    G/T IOL Tomas Rimac
    (3C not the best, but that's it)
    IOL Kam Dewberry (AL)
    IOL Koby Baynes (Kansas
    IOL Koli Faaiu (TAMU) (short arms)
    IOL Dylan Barrett (IA St)



    IDL Caleb Banks
    IDL Gracen Holton (short arms)
    IDL Albert Regis (short arms)
    IDL Bryson Eason
    IDL Rene Konga
    IDL Jordan van den Burg
    IDL Uar Bernard

    IDL Jayden Loving (SHORT arms)
    IDL Jeremiah Williams (Jax St) (short arms)
    IDL Tyrell Martin (E MI) (height)
    IDL James Ash (Wake)



    Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton
    Edge Malachi Lawrence
    Edge Michael Heldman
    Edge Ethan Burke (TX)
    Edge Clay Patterson (Stanford)
    Edge Joshua Weru (IPP)



    LB Sonny Styles
    LB Anthony Hill Jr
    LB Jake Golday

    LB Jacob Rodriguez
    LB Eric Gentry
    LB Jaden Dugger
    LB Reid Williford (Charlotte)
    LB Erick Hunter (Morgan State)
    LB / S Jaylon Shelton (PVAM)
    LB Bryce Ramirez (Texas Tech) (short arms)



    CB D'Aneglo Ponds
    SAF Jalon Kilgore
    CB Traydon Stukes
    SAF VJ Payne

    CB Tacario Davis
    CB Ephesians Prysock
    CB Jaedyn Lukus (Clemson)
    S Decarlos Nicholson (USC)
    CB Karon Prunty (Wake Forest)
    CB Zemar Vedder (Houston)
    CB KC Eziomume (Tulane - Roll Wave!)
    CB Alonzo Edwards Jr. (Sam Houston St)
    DB Marcell Blocker (UTEP)
    SAF Zion Washington (Boise St)
    SAF Ja'Qurious Conley (Charlotte)
    SAF Justin Harrington (WVU)
    SAF Solo Barnes (UTEP)
    SAF Javon McIntyre (Pittsburgh)
    SAF Marln Sewell (Vanderbilt) (bad 3C)



    P Gabriel Nwosu (PSU) (posted about him)
    P Brett Thorson (GA)
     
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    Very nice, thanks for all of the hard work. I'm not for adding a DT early but if one falls to the 3rd/4th rd then I could get on board. TE/IOL/CB/RB/LB are the positions I would look at investing in provided that they were BPA.
     
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    trade up for vega. best way to keep cj clean and score in the red zone is to pound the rock.
     
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    To be fair, those are nonsensical charges
     
  9. red5rocket

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    Sounds like more of a power trip by the cops. $39 bail?
     
  10. TexasRedd

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    Look at those charges and tell me you’re serious?
     
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    A few thoughts. We definitely need a DT and Kayden McDonald is a good one. People say that McDonald isn't a good pass rusher but I believe he's better than the guys we have now and he's also a monster run-stuffer.

    I dont think Oscar Delp will be available to us in the 4th but I certainly hope so.

    Considering CJ's troubles I think it might be worth it to take a flyer in the 7th on the QB out of UConn.

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  14. tallanvor

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    Do not do this. We lost 4 meaningful members of the dline this year (Autry, Barnett, Settle, and Edwards). We will lose Togai and Rankins after this year. We have to replenish unless you think Dylan Horton and Solomon Bird are gonna take a leap. Last year we basically drafted only offense (Jaylin smith and Reed being the exceptions). We cant spend another draft giving our defensive-minded headcoach jack. Draft dline with the first two picks. This is a good draft for dline too.
     
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    I believe Rankins is signed through 27'. I am hoping that Kayden McDonald is available to us at 28.
     
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    Either way, our headcoach's superpower is grooming defensive talent. Spending two straight drafts giving him no defensive talent is dumb. We desperately need dline reenforcements. I want zion young at 28 or christian miller
     
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    Our biggest needs were the OL and a RB, which I hope have been adequately addressed, although it might be smart to grab a good IOL in the 2nd or 3rd round. If you've been checking out my mocks you'll see that I'm generally mocking DT, LB or CB, TE Oscar Delp, and then again LB or CB.
     
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    Mel Kiper just mocked Oscar Delp at #54 overall to Philly, ahead of us at #59. We could take him at 38 but I think that price is too high. I'm going to stop mocking him to us because I doubt that we'll take him even at 59. So this is what I've come up with and getting TE Eli Raridon in the 4th. After Dalton Schultz, I'm not sure that we have a TE that's worth a damn and his contract expires after this season.

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    Jones/Hall are their replacements. There are a number of guys that I really like that will be there in the 3rd/4th rd range.

    BTW, if Caserio/Ryans thinks Rutledge can play C at a high level then I would spend 1-28 on him.
     
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    Texans taking Chase bitonis in this one

     

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