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csailors 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

Texans 7rd

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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Craig Woodson
S California
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Hampton: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Omarion Hampton slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick No. 58. Highway robbery.

The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 25 they get a weapon on the perimeter, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick 58 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No edge and no loss on Ozzy Trapilo in Round 3, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Alexander. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at pick No. 166 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 201st pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Craig Woodson at slot 236. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
A big swing on Jaylin Smith at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.