Texans trade up, pick Keylan Rutledge at No. 26

No. 26: Keylan Rutledge, OG, Georgia Tech My agenda wins, but at what cost. The Texans are gonna duo the shit out of teams with Rutledge at RG. Nasty player who wants to finish blocks

Texans select OG Keylan Rutledge with the No. 26 overall pick.

I like Keylan Rutledge! "Rutledge executed some form of pull block 339 times in 2025. That was the highest total in the ACC. It had to be one of the highest totals in the nation." miketanier.substack.com/i/193463725/...

Keylan Rutledge fills a need for the Texans at guard as Houston tries to solve its offensive line problem. bit.ly/4e23ajx

With Buffalo, the Texans traded up to the 26th position and chose Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge. #Texans #nfldraft

With the No. 26 overall pick in the 2026 @NFLDraft, the @HoustonTexans select Keylan Rutledge. @NewEraCap NFL Draft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC Stream on @NFLPlus Original post

Keylan Rutledge (IOL, Georgia Tech) is a violent mauler with a high-floor interior anchor. 3.2% Run Disruption % allowed 0.5% Stuff % allowed 0.3% Sack % allowed #NFLDraft

Nick Caserio hearing he overpaid to trade up for Keylan Rutledge after hearing he overpaid to trade up for Will Anderson:

26. Houston Texans — Keylan Rutledge, OL, Georgia Tech Grade: B Pass protection is a question mark — and keeping C.J. Stroud clean needs to be a priority next season for the Texans — but this is a fun fit in the run game. www.sbnation.com/nfl/1111962/...

[Schultz] No. 26 pick is in: #Texans have selected Georgia Tech OL Keylan Rutledge, per sources. twitter.com/Schultz_Repo...

Keylan Rutledge was drafted in round 1 with pick 26 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.53 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 90 out of 1904 OG from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat...

Two of my favorite players in the draft going off the board back to back in Thieneman & Keylan Rutledge… damn it!

BILLS TRADE DOWN AND TEXANS ON THE CLOCK, BUT TEXANS GET FLEECED. WHO IS THIS FOR, MCCOY?? LOMU- actually yeah probably Lomu AND THEN THE DOLPHINS TRADE WITH THE NINERS TO JUMP THE BILLS KEYLAN RUTLEDGE???????? POSITION OF NEED SURE, BUT THE REACH. THE TRADE. BRO EVERY TEXANS FAN HAS TO BE MALDING

Keylan Rutledge: Incomplete. Pretty sure he's wearing his jammies right now. Cole Strange-ass pick. "Let's just watch this dude finish."

Texans: The Houston Texans traded up to draft Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge at pick 26, aiming to strengthen their offensive line and protect QB C.J. Stroud.