The 2025 NFL Draft is upon us, and if the mock drafts are right, the Texans will take Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker 25th overall.
Houston currently holds the 25th pick, and six others throughout the Draft, which begins tonight in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Throughout the winter and spring, we've rounded up the more prominent mock drafts from around the worldwide web, and seen who they've predicted the Texans will take in the first round.
In this final edition, which features 71 mock drafts in total, Booker was the choice on 20 (28%) of those for Houston. Standing 6-5 and weighing 321 pounds, Booker was an All-American at left guard for the Crimson Tide in 2024. He started a combined 25 games the last two seasons for Alabama.
Right behind Booker was Ohio State left tackle Josh Simmons. He was mocked to Houston by 15 different experts (21%), and in previous mock draft roundups had been the most-mocked player to the Texans.
Two of Simmons' offensive teammates from Columbus--wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and offensive lineman Donovan Jackson--were predicted to be Texans' first-rounders in eight (11%) mock drafts apiece.
Showing up as Texans choices on six (8%) mock drafts apiece were Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks, Jr. and Oregon offensive lineman Josh Conerly, Jr..
In all, 58 of the 71 mock drafts had Houston beefing up the offensive line with the first-rounder. 12 mocks predicted the Texans would take a wide receiver, and only one of the 71 thought Houston would choose a defensive player.
| MOCK DRAFT | TEXANS SELECTION |
|---|---|
| 1. HOUSTON TEXANS/ FOOTBALL TAKEOVER (JOHN HARRIS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 2. NFL MEDIA (DANIEL JEREMIAH) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 3. CBS SPORTS (MIKE RENNER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 4. SHARP FOOTBALL ANALYSIS (RYAN MCCRYSTAL) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 5. SHARP FOOTBALL (BRENDAN DONAHUE) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 6. PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK (BRANTLEY WEISSMAN) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 7. WALTER FOOTBALL (CHARLIE CAMPBELL) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 8. SPORTING NEWS (VINNIE IYER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 9. UNDERDOG (JOSH NORRIS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 10. CBS SPORTS (JOSH EDWARDS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 11. FANTASY PROS (ANDREW ERICKSON) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 12. 33RD TEAM (KYLE CRABBS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 13. FANTASY PROS (MATTHEW JONES) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 14. NEXT GEN STATS (MIKE BAND | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 15. UNDERDOG (HAYDEN WINKS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 16. NFL MEDIA (BUCKY BROOKS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 17. CHRONICLE (JONATHAN ALEXANDER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 18. FANTASY LIFE (IAN HARTITZ) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 19. PALM BEACH POST (JOE SCHAD) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 20. ESPN (JORDAN REID) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 1. ESPN (MATT MILLER) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 2. THE ATHLETIC (DANE BRUGLER) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 3. 33RD TEAM (ARI MEIROV) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 4. CBS SPORTS (KYLE STACKPOLE) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 5. CBS SPORTS (GARRETT PODELL) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 6. DALLAS MORNING NEWS (CALVIN WATKINS) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 7. NBC SPORTS (CHRIS SIMMS) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 8. THE RINGER (DIANTE LEE) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 9. THE DRAFT NETWORK (RYAN FOWLER) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 10. ATHLON SPORTS (LUKE EASTERLING) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 11. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (STAFF) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 12. FOX SPORTS (JOEL KLATT) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 13. NFL MEDIA (CHAD REUTER) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 14. THE ATHLETIC (NICK BAUMGARDNER) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 15. NFL MEDIA (MAURICE JONES-DREW) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 1. PRO FOOTBALL TALK (MIKE FLORIO) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 2. CBS SPORTS (CHRIS TRAPASSO) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 3. KOAC COLORADO (BENJAMIN ALLBRIGHT) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 4. NEW YORK POST (STEVE SERBY) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 5. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (CRIS COLLINSWORTH) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 6. FANTASY LIFE (MATTHEW FREEDMAN) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 7. WALTER FOOTBALL (WALTER CHEREPINSKY) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 8. THE DRAFT NETWORK (JUSTIN MELO) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 1. NFL MEDIA (LANCE ZIERLEIN) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 2. CBS SPORTS (PETE PRISCO) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 3. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (TREVOR SIKKEMA) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 4. ESPN (PETER SCHRAGER) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 5. CBS SPORTS (RYAN WILSON) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 6. FOX SPORTS (DANNY PARKINS) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 7. SB NATION (JOSEPH ACOSTA) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 8. NFL MEDIA (MARC ROSS) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| 1. UNDERDOG (JAY GRUDEN) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 2. NFL MEDIA (ERIC EDHOLM) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 3. NFL MEDIA (RHETT LEWIS) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 4. FOX SPORTS (GEOFF SCHWARTZ) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 5. THE ATHLETIC (BRUCE FELDMAN) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 6. ESPN (MIKE TANNENBAUM) | OL KELVIN BANKS, JR., TEXAS |
| 1. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (ALBERT BREER) | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 2. THE RINGER (DANNY KELLY) | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 3. ESPN (FIELD YATES) | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 4. USA TODAY (DOUG FARRAR) | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 5. YAHOO! SPORTS (NATE TICE) | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 6. PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK (JACOB INFANTE | OL JOSH CONERLY, JR., OREGON |
| 1. THE RINGER (TODD MCSHAY) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 2. NFL MEDIA (CHARLES DAVIS) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 3. LOS ANGELES TIMES (SAM FARMER) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 4. USA TODAY (TYLER DRAGON) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 1. FANTASY LIFE (THOR NYSTROM) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| 2. USA TODAY (NATE DAVIS) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| 3. NBC SPORTS BAYAREA (MATT MAIOCCO) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| FOX SPORTS (ROB RANG) | DT WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS |
