Houston Texans: 2025 NFL Draft Class

From the pre-draft scouting process and mock drafts through the 2025 NFL Draft and UDFA signings.

Houston Texans

2025 NFL Draft

Nine (9) Players Drafted

2.02 — Jayden Higgins, WR — Iowa State
2.16 — Aireontae Ersery, RT — Minnesota
3.15 — Jaylin Noel, WR — Iowa State
3.33 — Jaylin Smith, DB — USC
4.14 — Woody Marks, RB — USC
6.11 — Jaylen Reed, SAF — Penn State
6.21 — Graham Mertz, QB — Florida
7.08 — Kyonte Hamilton, DL — Rutgers
7.39 — Luke Lachey, TE — Iowa

UDFA Signings

WR Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
C Eli Cox, Kentucky
DI Junior Tafuna, Utah
LB K.C. Ossai, Louisiana
CB Aijah Huzzie, North Carolina
LS Austin Brinkman, West Virginia

Minicamp Invites

None reported as of 4/28/2025

3-Round Mock Draft

2025 Houston Texans Mock

3-Round Mock Draft Logic

1.25 (25)
Tyler Booker, OG
2.26 (58)
Kaleb Johnson, RB
3.23 (87)
Anthony Belton, OT
3.25 (89)
Charles Grant, OT

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Positions of Interest: OT, iOL, RB, DE, DT, EDGE

SIS Scouting Reports — Grade (Scale)

Tyler Booker, OG — 6.7 (Strong Starter)
Kaleb Johnson, RB — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
Anthony Belton, OT — 6.5 (Lower-end Starter)
Charles Grant, OT — 6.3 (Limited Starter or Multi-Position Backup)

The Texans are reportedly eyeing Kelvin Banks Jr. or Tyler Booker with their 1st Round selection, and they've reached out to teams to (presumably) try and land Banks.

Booker is available, though, because of a poor pre-draft process with a slow forty time. That won't matter much to HC DeMeco Ryans, who certainly believes Booker embodies the SWARM mentality.

What's that stand for, DeMeco? Apparently it's: Special Work Ethic and Relentless Mindset.

Maybe it's supposed to be written SWRM like an early aughts electronica band? I don't know. Whatever, it's neither here nor there.

The point is: the Texans are going heavy on rebuilding their offensive line to keep C.J. Stroud upright and they're also doing a lot of work on this running back class — particularly at the top, even though it's several rounds deep.

The Texans met with Omarion Hampton at the Combine and brought in Quinshon Judkins and Kaleb Johnson for Top 30 visits. All powerful backs, which makes me think they may be interested incorporating more gap-scheme rushing concepts.

They also met with Jaydon Blue, Brashard Smith, and Jarquez Hunter, though—all more or less third-down receiving backs/returner types—so who knows, really.

I just know the Texans are doing their damndest to try and find the best avenues for keeping C.J. Stroud upright and mitigate his struggles under pressure.

As far as Anthony Belton and Charles Grant, both project as high-upside swings who could become mainstay tackles but likely would be depth options Year 1 (and maybe Year 2).

Grant, who attended William & Mary, had several teams' O-line coaches attend his Pro Day workout, including the Ravens, Broncos, Giants, Steelers, and Falcons.

Other Potential Picks

Day 1: Omarion Hampton, Shemar Stewart, Nic Scourton, Josh Conerly Jr., Matthew Golden, Grey Zabel
Day 2: Kyle Kennard, Quinshon Judkins, Elijah Arroyo, Shavon Revel, T.J. Sanders, Femi Oladejo, Andrew Mukuba
Day 3: Quinn Ewers, Jaydon Blue, Brashard Smith, Isaiah Bond, Allen Walker, B.J. Mayes, Chase Lundt, CJ Ogbonna, Dalevon Campbell, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Jarquez Hunter