jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT

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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2025

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jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
Texans

PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)

Cameron Williams

OT Texas

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PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)

Deone Walker

DT Kentucky

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PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)

Dylan Fairchild

OG Georgia

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PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)

Dont'e Thornton Jr.

WR Tennessee

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PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)

Nazir Stackhouse

DL Georgia

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PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)

Marcus Yarns

RB Delaware

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Overall B-

ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-

The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Dont'e Thornton Jr., 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick25 Rnd1 Cameron Williams

In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all.

Pick58 Rnd2 Deone Walker

Deone Walker in the 58th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.

Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild

A premium they did not need to pay, Dylan Fairchild a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.

Pick127 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.

A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick167 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse

Value said wait; Nazir Stackhouse in pick 167 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.