sdcleveland'S MOCK DRAFT

4-19-25 d3

  • sdcleveland DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Vorhees
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Ransaw. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Caleb Ransaw sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 20, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 25th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 59 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams slipping to pick 79 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Sebastian Castro
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sebastian Castro in Round 3, Pick 25. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 136th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nick Nash
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Nick Nash graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
They paid sticker price for DJ Giddens in slot 176, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 203 with a little surplus value in Tyler Cooper. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
The board fumbled Caleb Ransaw all the way to pick No. 236, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac TeSlaa. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.