zgriz2008'S MOCK DRAFT
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zgriz2008'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

2025 3 round

  • zgriz2008 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Texans never addressed wide receiver, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Sampson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 25th pick they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A tidy little value on Alfred Collins in slot 58, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson is a better player than pick 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at pick No. 89 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.