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red'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 6, 2025

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  • red DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DEN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ARI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NYG)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Trey Benson
RB
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J.K. Dobbins
RB
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Dexter Lawrence II
DT
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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John Simpson
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Nicholas Singleton at No. 41 regardless, 47 picks early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Sabb falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Isaiah World
In No. 22 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at Round 2, Pick 9 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Barber
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Austin Barber at the 71st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They took Domonique Orange at par in pick No. 82, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Keon Sabb in the 101st pick, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.