Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2025 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Peny Boone Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Peny Boone
RB UCF
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Players traded away
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueF NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Texans got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

The Peny Boone selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 379 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

Ransom falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Peny Boone
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Kevin Winston Jr. in the 58th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kobe King
Kobe King in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Giles Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Giles Jackson this early at No. 89. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at pick No. 166 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joey Slackman
They reached a country mile for Joey Slackman at the 174th pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A wild overpay on Jackson Hawes in pick 236, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in Round 7, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.