After the Combine, offensive line is the choice for the Texans.
The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up today, Pro Days are on the near horizon and the NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 24 in Green Bay.
For the third time this offseason, HoustonTexans.com gathered together 45 of the more prominent mock drafts. Of those 45, nine (20%) had the Texans selecting Alabama's Tyler Booker in the first round. Houston currently owns the 25th overall pick, as well as these five others, and the offensive lineman was the most frequently chosen prospect for Houston. That was the case in the first Mock Draft Roundup, and he was tied with two other players in the second roundup.
Booker checked in at 6-5, 321 pounds over the weekend in Indianapolis at the Combine. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.38 seconds, bench-pressed 225 pounds 21 times, and completed his 3-cone drill in 7.96 seconds. He was a team captain for the Crimson Tide and was a First-team All-American in 2024. Booker was also a First-team All-SEC selection in each of the past two years.
Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (13.3%) , who played in college for two years with Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud, was mocked to the Texans by six different experts.
Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden and Ohio State offensive lineman Josh Simmons were both mocked to Houston five times (11.1% each) apiece.
36 of the 45 (80%) mock drafts predicted Houston would spend its first round selection on an offensive player, with 21 of those 45 (46.7%) being a lineman.
| MOCK DRAFT | TEXANS SELECTION |
|---|---|
| 1. 33RD TEAM (KYLE CRABBS) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 2. SB NATION (JOSEPH ACOSTA) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 3. PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK (JACOB INFANTE) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 4. FANTASY LIFE (MATTHEW FREEDMAN) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 5. CBS SPORTS (CHRIS TRAPASSO) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 6. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (DALTON WASSERMAN) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 7. SHARP FOOTBALL ANALYSIS (RYAN MCCRYSTAL) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 8. FOX SPORTS (ROB RANG) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 9. ESPN (MATT MILLER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 1. USA TODAY (TYLER DRAGON) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 2. SHARP FOOTBALL (BRENDAN DONAHUE) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 3. NFL MEDIA (DANIEL JEREMIAH) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 4. ATHLON SPORTS (LUKE EASTERLING) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 5. NFL MEDIA (DAN PARR) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 6. FOX SPORTS (JOEL KLATT) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 1. NFL MEDIA (BUCKY BROOKS) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 2. NFL MEDIA (GENARO FELICE) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 3. SHARP FOOTBALL (WARREN SHARP) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 4. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (JORDAN PLOCHER) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 5. ESPN (FIELD YATES) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 1. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (TREVOR SIKKEMA) | OT JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 2. FOX SPORTS (JASON MCINTYRE) | OT JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 3. THE ATHLETIC (STAFF) | OT JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 4. THE RINGER (TODD MCSHAY) | OT JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 5. OURLADS (STAFF) | OT JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 1. NFL MEDIA (LANCE ZIERLEIN) | OL KELVIN BANKS, TEXAS |
| 2. THE DRAFT NETWORK (JUSTIN MELO) | OL KELVIN BANKS, TEXAS |
| 3. ESPN (MEL KIPER, JR.) | OL KELVIN BANKS, TEXAS |
| 1. SPORTING NEWS (VINNIE IYER) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 2. NFL MEDIA (CYNTHIA FRELUND) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 3. PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK (STAFF) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 1. DALLAS MORNING NEWS (CALVIN WATKINS) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| 2. WALTER FOOTBALL (WALTER CHEREPINSKY) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| 3. FANTASY LIFE (THOR NYSTROM) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE |
| 1. HOUSTON CHRONICLE (JONATHAN ALEXANDER) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 2. FANTASY PROS (MATTHEW JONES) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 1. CBS SPORTS (JOSH EDWARDS) | DT DERRICK HARMON, OREGON |
| 2. CBS SPORTS (MIKE RENNER) | DT DERRICK HARMON, OREGON |
| 1. CBS SPORTS (RYAN WILSON) | DT WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS |
| 2. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (MASON CAMERON) | DT WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS |
| HOUSTON TEXANS/FOOTBALLTAKEOVER (JOHN HARRIS) | S NICK EMMANWORI, SOUTH CAROLINA |
| WALTER FOOTBALL (CHARLIE CAMPBELL) | DT ALFRED COLLINS, TEXAS |
| YAHOO! SPORTS (NATE TICE) | TE COLSTON LOVELAND, MICHIGAN |
| CBS SPORTS (KYLE STACKPOLE) | OL ARMAND MEMBOU, MISSOURI |
| NFL MEDIA (CHAD REUTER) | LB JALON WALKER, GEORGIA |
