In two weeks time, the picture has become muddier in the experts' eyes for the Houston Texans at 25th overall.
In the first Texans Mock Draft Roundup, there was a clear-cut favorite, but now there are three different players who were mocked to Houston by five experts apiece.
Further, they all play different positions.
Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker is in that trio, and he was joined by Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant.
On Thursday, we'll be nine weeks away from the start of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. Houston has the 25th overall pick, and HoustonTexans.com pinpointed 37 of the more prominent ones to see which direction the Texans might go with that pick.
Booker was the most-mocked prospect to Houston last time, and he checked in on 25 percent of all the mocks surveyed. This week, he's at 13.5 percent with Egbuka and Grant.
North Dakota State offensive lineman Gray Zabel was a Texans selection in four different mocks, while wide receivers Luther Burden of Missouri and Matthew Golden from Texas were each mocked to the Texans three times apiece.
27 of 37 (73%) experts predicted an offensive player getting drafted by Houston in the first round, with 14 of 37 (37.8%) tabbing an offensive lineman as the choice.
21.6 percent of the mock drafts have the Texans taking a defensive tackle.
The Texans currently have these six picks in the Draft.
| MOCK DRAFT | TEXANS SELECTION |
|---|---|
| 1. FANTASY LIFE (MATTHEW FREEDMAN) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 2. SHARP FOOTBALL ANALYSIS (RYAN MCCRYSTAL) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 3. FOX SPORTS (ROB RANG) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 4. ESPN (MATT MILLER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 5. THE ATHLETIC (DANE BRUGLER) | OL TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA |
| 1. NFL.COM (DANIEL JEREMIAH) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 2. 33RD TEAM (KYLE CRABBS) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 3. NFL.COM (DAN PARR) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 4. FOX SPORTS (JOEL KLATT) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 5. NFL.COM (LANCE ZIERLEIN) | WR EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE |
| 1. HOUSTON CHRONICLE (JONATHAN ALEXANDER) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 2. CBS SPORTS (JOSH EDWARDS) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 3. FANTASY PROS (MATTHEW JONES) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 4. CBS SPORTS (RYAN WILSON) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 5. NFL.COM (BUCKY BROOKS) | DT KENNETH GRANT, MICHIGAN |
| 1. HOUSTONTEXANS.COM/FOOTBALLTAKEOVER.COM (JOHN HARRIS) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA ST. |
| 2. WALTER FOOTBALL (WALTER CHEREPINSKY) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA ST. |
| 3. FANTASY LIFE (THOR NYSTROM) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA ST. |
| 4. NFL.COM (ERIC EDHOLM) | OL GRAY ZABEL, NORTH DAKOTA ST. |
| 1. SHARP FOOTBALL (WARREN SHARP) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 2. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (JORDAN PLOCHER) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 3. ESPN (FIELD YATES) | WR LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI |
| 1. NFL.COM (CYNTHIA FRELUND) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN , TEXAS |
| 2. PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 3. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (MAX CHADWICK) | WR MATTHEW GOLDEN, TEXAS |
| 1. PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS (MASON CAMERON) | DT WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS |
| 2. SPORTING NEWS (VINNIE IYER) | DT WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS |
| 1. OURLADS | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| 2. ESPN (MEL KIPER, JR.) | OL JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE |
| WALTER FOOTBALL (CHARLIE CAMPBELL) | S NICK EMMANWORI, SOUTH CAROLINA |
| CBS SPORTS (MIKE RENNER) | DT DERRICK HARMON, OREGON |
| CBS SPORTS (CHRIS TRAPASSO) | OL DONOVAN JACKSON, OHIO STATE |
| THE RINGER (DANNY KELLY) | RB KALEB JOHNSON, IOWA |
| YAHOO! SPORTS (NATE TICE) | TE COLSTON LOVELAND, MICHIGAN |
| ATHLON SPORTS (LUKE EASTERLING) | OL ARMAND MEMBOU, MISSOURI |
| CBS SPORTS (BLAKE BROCKERMEYER) | OL JONAH SAVAIINAEA, ARIZONA |
| 37. NFL.COM (CHAD REUTER) | LB JALON WALKER, GEORGIA |
