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Iowradar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • Iowradar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

The Texans spent real capital to be 55 picks early on Aeneas Peebles, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They did well to land Walter Nolen in No. 25, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 58 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cameron Williams at the Round 3 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in Round 3, Pick 25 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
They liked Willie Lampkin enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 166. The roster fit checks out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
A slide stopped in the 236th pick, with Ja'Quinden Jackson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in the 241st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.