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RUN ON SEP 19, 2025

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‘26 Texans Mock v1.0

  • jbrandt87 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Hughes: C+.

When a board-topper like Makhi Hughes slides to slot 120, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.

The Perkins Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Xavier Chaplin
In pick 20 they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zane Durant
They did well to land Zane Durant in pick No. 52, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
A wild overpay on Harold Perkins Jr. in the 56th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
They let Kamari Ramsey come to them and pounced at No. 65. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick120 Rnd4 Makhi Hughes
They barely believed it either: Makhi Hughes still on the board at the 120th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Value with a capital V on Domani Jackson in Round 4, Pick 22, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick233 Rnd7 Haynes King
They left a pile of value on the table to take Haynes King this early at the Round 7 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.