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For Houston Texans fans, the 2025 NFL Draft cant get here fast enough. With just over two weeks until the festivities kick off on April 24th, expect the predictions, mock drafts and wild speculations to ramp up faster than the Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the playoffs. Pro Football Focus just dropped their full, 7-Round Mock Draft this week. While most of these rarely play out as predicted, its always fun to consider, debate and offer counter-opinions. Lets their division rival Jacksonville Jaguars, the Houston Texans should make this offseason all about surrounding their quarterback with talent. Injuries and depth were major concerns at wide receiver last season, and the interior offensive line needs multiple Houston to target both positions in free agency and the draft while also taking advantage of this years deep running back Houstons general manager Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans walk away with starters on the offensive line, help in the receiving corps and someone to compliment bell cow Joe Mixon, this draft is a smashing success. The first pick PFF mocks would likely make us all very, very happy. ROUND 1, PICK 25: WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXASGolden is an excellent route-runner who creates natural separation. Of his 59 receptions in 2024, 26 were explosive plays , and he won 60% of his contested Goldens body control and ball tracking ability is displays great burst, creates easy separation, a very smooth athlete, and comes up with big catches in the biggest WR1 excluding Travis HunterAndyApril 8, 2025If you pay any attention to football in the great state of Texas, you know who Golden is. Imagine him, Nico Collins, Christian Kirk and an eventually healthy Tank Dell all flying around waiting for C. J. Stroud to hit them in stride. That has the makings of the greatest professional receiving corps in Texas history. Apparently PFF thinks theres a high-speed rail from Austin to Houston already in place as they mock another Longhorn to H-Town at #2. ROUND 2, PICK 58: OL CAMERON WILLIAMS, TEXASWilliams will be a natural fit and an upgrade at guard for the Texans. Though he had a couple of rough outings in the playoffswhile playing through injury and shifting outside to tacklehe was excellent during the regular season, allowing just two sacks and two hits in pass Josaiah Stewart vs RT Cameron WilliamsTaylor KylesMarch 30, 2025Two hits and two sacks? Too bad the Laremy Tunsil led 2024 offensive line couldnt say the same. Speaking of complimenting the violent assault of Joe Mixons rushing attack, they went to Tennessee for the next newest Texan. ROUND 3, PICK 89: RB DYLAN SAMPSON, TENNESSEESampson forced 85 missed tackles in 2024 and recorded 39 explosive runs of 10 or more yards. I'm in on Dylan Sampson as a day-two RB target. Great vision between the tackles, sets up his blocks well, smooth lateral cuts, has breakaway speed to hit big plays/bounce runs, and nose for the end zone [url=https://www.texansfanapparel.com/collections/dylan-horton-jersey]Dylan Horton Jersey[/url]. Evan LazarMarch 23, 2025A runner who evades tackles and has the speed to eat up open field in the blink of an eye would certainly provide a great 1-2 punch to Mixons style. If the offensive line can even run block at the league average, this two-headed monster would give opposing defenders nightmares. If you watch Sampsons game against Alabama last year, at first glance he doesnt do so well. Looking deeper, the reason is Tennessees o-line is overwhelmed by the Crimson Tide D and Sampson rarely has more than a split second without a defender in his face. But, when he does, he gashes Bama for a big gain. Pay attention Texans O-Line. Not quite sure why PFF has an interior defensive lineman mocked up next, maybe BPA? The fact hes a Swiss-army knife sort of player might bode well, and he could be a nice addition on special teams. ROUND 4, PICK 127: DI JJ PEGUES, MISSISSIPPIPegues is a dominant interior run-stopper. He tallied 17 run stops in 2024, with an average tackle depth of just 0. 18 yards. Expect him to contribute on the other side of the ball as well, as the NFL asked him to work out at fullback during the , I think we got something here. 310lb JJ Pegues is doing fullback drills out here and it absolutely looks like it would KollmannFebruary 27, 2025If former Battle Red Writer and all-around great guy Brett Kollmann likes him, thats good enough for me. Next up we get another offensive lineman [url=https://www.texansfanapparel.com/collections/custom-jersey]Texans Custom Jersey[/url]. By round five its hit or miss if youre still in starter quality territory, but this is a deep draft for starters. And, round five has produced some NFL legends over the years.