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Drane'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 14, 2025

2026

  • Drane DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (HOU)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gervon Dexter Sr.
DT
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Chris Lindstrom
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dalton Schultz
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Juice Scruggs
C
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The DeMonte Capehart selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 41 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

On value alone, Branch makes the weekend a net positive. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 43rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in No. 46, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 50 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick60 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at slot 60 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 71st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cayden Green
They paid sticker price for Cayden Green in No. 87, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 111th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jyaire Hill
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jyaire Hill in slot 118, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick152 Rnd5 Zachariah Branch
Steal is underselling it; Zachariah Branch at Round 5, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Mark Fletcher Jr. in the 169th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Somehow Miller Moss was still sitting there in pick No. 228, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
No drama and no debate, Brandon Inniss went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.