Cleveland'S MOCK DRAFT

Before Titans 4

  • Cleveland DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesC FutureB
The Texans let Carter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Barrett Carter, the No. 82 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 5 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.

If Griffith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They will replay Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 53 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the 84th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Good price on Jake Majors in pick 97, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in No. 120 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A clean, defensible pick in slot 164 with a little surplus value in Jaeden Roberts. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 19 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.