Cylan'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Cylan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans spent real capital to be 133 picks early on Marques Cox, and the board is going to hold them to it.

They banked enough surplus on Mills to cover a lot of smaller sins. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In pick No. 25 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in pick 58. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
Good price on Quinn Ewers in No. 97, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Steal is underselling it; Rylie Mills at the 166th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Value said wait; Hayden Conner in slot 187 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaydon Blue this early at the Round 7 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marques Cox
Marques Cox at the 241st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.