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NFL mock draft 2026: Houston Texans select Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
The Texans add some serious size up front with Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor in SB Nation’s Community Mock Draft!
As we do every draft season, all 32 NFL sites at SB Nation come together to fill out an entire first-round mock draft leading up to the actual event that takes place from April 23-25. One by one, our site managers will make their picks and provide their reasoning behind the selection. From there, I will provide further analysis on top of giving a final opinion on the pick!
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With the 26th overall pick in the 2026 SB Nation Community Mock Draft, Battle Red Blog’s Kenneth Levy and the Houston Texans select Kadyn Proctor, offensive tackle, Alabama!
Levy’s analysis:
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SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: TRADE - With the 26th pick the Houston Texans select Kadyn Proctor, OT - Alabama
An immense value for an immensely-sized player. The Houston Texans trade picks 28 and 141 for pick 26 to leap-frog the San Francisco 49ers and select Proctor. The 6’7”, 352-pound offensive lineman has fantastic length and power, but had a severely inconsistent season at Alabama. He fits in perfectly with the man and gap schemes in Nick Caley’s offense.
If he continues to develop and becomes more consistent, Houston could have him compete for multiple spots along the offensive line. This high-upside move put the finishing touches on rebuilding the offensive line without leveraging any of their Day Two picks.
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My analysis: The Texans grab one of the draft’s most-polarizing prospect in Proctor whose future position is seemingly up in the air. Is he really a tackle at the next level? Is he better off as a guard? I think that all depends on the team that drafts him and with Houston here, he would be a solid fit as a tackle in Caley’s scheme. He’s not going to be asked to move out into space often, if at all, and he’ll be able to lean on his strength and length for the most part. In all honesty, he’s not unlike new right tackle Braden Smith. Not high-caliber athletes, but both know how to use what they got to win consistently enough.
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