The Texans landed eight new players on their roster during the 2026 NFL Draft. While there were some niche pieces to better the passing game, general manager Nick Caserio made sure to let everyone know that there was going to be an emphasis on finding physicality and brute strength, especially in the front seven and on the offensive line.
That included some impact players in offensive lineman Keylan Rutledge, defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, tight end Marlin Klein, offensive lineman Febechi Nwaiwu, and linebacker Aiden Fisher. The Texans also added in special teams depth with wide receiver Lewis Bond, defensive back Kamari Ramsey and linebacker Wade Woodaz.
But how athletic is the new bunch of standouts looking to make an impact in the professional ranks?
RAS — or Relative Athletic Score — was created by Kent Lee Platte and measures a player’s athletic testing to their size as well as historically. Each measurement is graded on a scale of 0-10 (with 10 being the highest), where each prospect matches up to those of the same position throughout history.
Here’s a quick look at the RAS scores for the eight draft picks made by Houstn, which featured the most athletic class of the draft, including two grades over 9.0 out of 10 from one Houston rookie.
Keylan Rutledge is a OG prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.54 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 86 out of 1867 OG from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/50AMaEMNWq pic.twitter.com/qOm2sgmOh7
Kayden McDonald is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He does not qualify for a #RAS due to a lack of measurements.https://t.co/TuxAvlSHSx pic.twitter.com/oGpLr67sHE
Marlin Klein was drafted in round 2 with pick 59 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.05 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 141 out of 1471 TE from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/2hQrHT0hOh pic.twitter.com/Qx5itXHsbp
Febechi Nwaiwu was drafted in round 4 with pick 106 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 6.06 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 752 out of 1904 OG from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/ALRMdIFeSj pic.twitter.com/rEUEGV3TKy
Wade Woodaz was drafted in round 4 with pick 123 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 8.64 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 474 out of 3480 LB from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/W73DBvxb4t pic.twitter.com/S2AAO7UagH
Kamari Ramsey is a FS prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 8.61 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 170 out of 1213 FS from 1987 to 2026.Pending agilities and bench, splits projected.https://t.co/mZqwEJdzya pic.twitter.com/9TNydvmARZ
Lewis Bond was drafted in round 6 with pick 204 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 5.82 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1755 out of 4196 WR from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/iajTW8USEx pic.twitter.com/EcxGKEYrQW
Aiden Fisher is a LB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 6.29 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1284 out of 3460 LB from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/lRNLPPVOZA pic.twitter.com/8dQ0VPL16S
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans: RAS scores for Houston's rookie class in 2026 NFL Draft
