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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SEA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SEA)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB FutureC+
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Vernon Broughton, 23 picks ahead of schedule.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Hancock at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 18th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jack Bech
No edge and no loss on Jack Bech in Round 2, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A clean, defensible pick in No. 79 with a little surplus value in Isaiah Bond. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Deone Walker in the 89th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Brashard Smith at slot 133, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Vernon Broughton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.