DN2'S MOCK DRAFT
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DN2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

DN Draft

  • DN2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Roberts. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Elijah Roberts got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the 236th pick.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick No. 25 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the 58th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They let Maxwell Hairston come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in slot 89, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in Round 5, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts in the 236th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West at pick 241 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.