atrexy23'S MOCK DRAFT
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atrexy23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 23, 2025

texans draft

  • atrexy23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (HOU)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (HOU)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (HOU)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Kaleb Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kaleb Jackson
RB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (SF)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SF)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DET)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Kaleb Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Kaleb Jackson
RB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (SF)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Players Gained
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Brady Christensen
OG
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James Cook
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Tacario Davis, the No. 117 name on the board, sitting there at the 159th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In the end it comes back to Jake Slaughter, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen in slot 61 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 67th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Germie Bernard in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at the 122nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at slot 159 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick184 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 8, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell at No. 189 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in pick No. 196 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick 219 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
They paid up for J.C. Davis at pick 238 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick241 Rnd7 J.Michael Sturdivant
J.Michael Sturdivant slipping to the 241st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 A'Marion Peterson
A tidy little value on A'Marion Peterson in slot 242, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Kaleb Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kaleb Jackson this early at pick No. 255. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.