mxrius'S MOCK DRAFT
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mxrius'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 10, 2025

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  • mxrius DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAR)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
S
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesD FutureC
The Texans did enough to get by: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. David Oke at the 121st overall pick is 40 spots clear of where he belonged. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 9 they get a three-down runner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at slot 53 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin at pick No. 66 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Adon Shuler
Adon Shuler at the 108th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 David Oke
A big swing on David Oke at Round 4, Pick 21, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.