COACHDENT'S MOCK DRAFT
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COACHDENT'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

TEXANS GM 25

  • COACHDENT DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Xavier Hutchinson
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Texans: C+.

The Texans bet big and early on Tim Smith, 88 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

However the rest shakes out, Loveland at that price is a win they earned. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick 30 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They barely believed it either: Colston Loveland still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kyle Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyle Williams well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 89th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Phillips at Round 4, Pick 24 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue in the 166th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Jackson at pick 236, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Value said wait; Tim Smith in slot 241 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.