JW121110'S MOCK DRAFT
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JW121110'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 14, 2025

JJ's Draft

  • JW121110 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (HOU)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Slaughter from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in the Round 3 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Jake Slaughter, the No. 34 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Chaplin reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 22 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A clean, defensible pick in No. 37 with a little surplus value in Kayden McDonald. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Chaplin
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Chaplin in the 53rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 2 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Keith Abney II
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Keith Abney II in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick121 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
They paid a round early for Charles Jagusah in pick No. 121, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
No drama and no debate, Isaac Smith went about where he belonged in pick 162. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick237 Rnd7 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell in the 237th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at pick No. 241 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.