Texans'S MOCK DRAFT
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Texans'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 31, 2025

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (HOU)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Nobody else had Marquis Johnson anywhere near pick 236. The Texans did, by 34 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Nothing to complain about; Jeremiyah Love went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in pick 43 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jake Slaughter in No. 45. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
They paid sticker price for A'Mauri Washington in slot 68, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in the 111th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
By-the-book stuff, Tanner Koziol at pick 154 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Value said wait; Pat Coogan in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
Marquis Johnson in Round 7, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.