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wreeder36'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 8, 2025

TEXANS

  • wreeder36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TEN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Jonathan Allen
DT
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Mark Glowinski
OG
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Darnell Mooney
WR
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Jayden Reed
WR
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Head Shot
T'Vondre Sweat
DT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Brady Cook at Round 7, Pick 20 is 53 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They banked enough surplus on Walker to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at pick 45 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A conviction pick on Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 26 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 97 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Value said wait; Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 189 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick211 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in the 211th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
They read the board right and Tahj Brooks was the payoff at pick 217. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brady Cook
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brady Cook in No. 236, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at Round 7, Pick 21 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson at pick No. 241 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre in the 250th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.