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ZekuNFL'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 26, 2025

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    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaeden Roberts, 38 picks early at pick 46. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. That Banks pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 11 they get a lead back with juice. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to the 43rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at No. 46 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Value said wait; Domonique Orange in Round 3, Pick 7 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They let Bryce Lance come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott at pick 115 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick152 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
By-the-book stuff, DeMonte Capehart at the 152nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Castell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nolan Rucci at pick 242. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.