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RUN ON MAR 19, 2025

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‘25 Texans Mock v4.0

  • jbrandt87 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Tim Smith pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 107 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Harvey. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 25th overall pick they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 58th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Value with a capital V on Carson Schwesinger in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They went early on Jared Wilson in pick 89, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
They robbed the room for Mello Dotson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick236 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in No. 236 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A wild overpay on Tim Smith in Round 7, Pick 25, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.