Cleveland'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Cleveland DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 187: the Texans steal Smith and grade out a B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Brashard Smith fell into pick No. 187. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Presley pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 19 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Fairchild. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A reach for Jake Majors in Round 3, Pick 21; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at pick 120 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Circle this one: Brashard Smith at pick No. 187 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 196th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Brennan Presley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brennan Presley. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.