Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Markis Deal Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Markis Deal
DL TCU
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Mixon
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesD FutureB-
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the C.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Markis Deal at slot 243, a reach of 60 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 18 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A reach on Jake Slaughter in slot 38; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at No. 59 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
They talked themselves into Monroe Freeling at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
They jumped the gun on Charles Jagusah, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Earnest Greene III this early at pick 128. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Markis Deal
A wild overpay on Markis Deal in pick 243, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A real head-scratcher, Micah Morris in No. 244 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.