Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2025

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: B.

Call it larceny. Ollie Gordon II sat on the board until slot 236, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If Travis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 58th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A quiet steal in pick 79: Cameron Williams for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at No. 89 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 20 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Value said wait; Jalen Travis in the 241st pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.