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E000000'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 15, 2025

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    Texans
Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Shamar Porter Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shamar Porter
WR UConn
Draft Picks Received
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYG)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NYG)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NYG)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Terrance Carter Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Terrance Carter
TE Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeWayne Carter
DT
Head Shot
Sua Opeta
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
C.J. Stroud
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Manning, and a D, for the Texans.

Somebody took the Texans to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Everything downstream of Arch Manning depends on Arch Manning, and the building knows it. Reaching for Inniss left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Getting Davis where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In the 1st pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Taking Michael Taaffe in pick No. 65 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick120 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They paid up for DeMonte Capehart at the 120th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brandon Inniss
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brandon Inniss well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Shamar Porter
A quiet steal in pick 233: Shamar Porter for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.