jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT

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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2025

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jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
Texans

PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)

Kenneth Grant

DT Michigan

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PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)

Tate Ratledge

OG Georgia

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PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)

Jayden Higgins

WR Iowa State

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PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)

Hollin Pierce

OT Rutgers

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PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)

Jordan Hancock

S Ohio State

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PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)

KeAndre Lambert-Smith

WR Auburn

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Overall B

ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-

Grand theft in the 243rd pick: the Texans steal Lambert-Smith and grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched KeAndre Lambert-Smith slide 54 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cost of the Hancock reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant

In the 25th pick they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.

Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge

Tate Ratledge in pick 58 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.

Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins

They will replay Jayden Higgins at pick No. 89 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.

Pick127 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce

They read the board right and Hollin Pierce was the payoff at the 127th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.

Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock

They reached into another round for Jordan Hancock, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.

Pick243 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith