Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 12, 2025

Scott's picks 2

  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did enough to get by: C+.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in C.J. Fite, taking him 61 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The Barham pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
In slot 11 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 C.J. Fite
A wild overpay on C.J. Fite in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the 50th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick 70 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Taking Nicholas Singleton in Round 4, Pick 12 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III at No. 118 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in the 150th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at slot 227 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
They robbed the room for Khalil Barnes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.