Texans Mock draft competition

[GoldenHolden]

OK lets see who has the best predictions for the Texans draft. Here is how it goes, pick each selection the Texans will make based on the picks they have going into the draft. No trades. You get 3 points for getting the player and spot correct. 2 points if the Texans select the guy in the same round but with a different selection (due to trade). One point if the Texans pick the guy in a round other than the one you predicted. The deadline will be 3pm on Saturday the 25th. To make it easier on me just post your predictions, it will be difficult to scroll through and score each selection if there is alot of conversation in between each entry. Here are my selections:

Round 1:
15: Brian Cushing OLB
Round 2:
46: Lawrence Sidbury DE
Round 3:
77: Rashad Jennings RB
Round 4:
112: Derek Pegues FS
122: Kraig Urbik G
Round 5:
152: Koye Francis CB
Round 6:
188: Cecil Newton C
Round 7:
223: John Phillips TE

[naterchamp16]

1) Jeremy Maclin
2) Max Unger
3) Rashad Jennings
4) Zack Follet
4) Courtney Greene
5) Henry Melton
6) Lydon Murtha
7) Myron Pryor

[TheLBCoach]

Round 1
#15 - Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

Round 2
#46 - Rashad Johnson, FS, Alabama

Round 3
#77 - T.J. Lang, G, Eastern Michigan

Round 4
#112 - Jason Williams, OLB, Western Illinois
#122 - James Davis, RB, Clemson

Round 5
#152 - Cary Harris, CB, USC

Round 6
#188 - Orion Martin, DE, Virginia Tech

Round 7
#223 - Chase Holbrook, QB, New Mexico State

[dbruder44]

I'll get one up soon, picking beyond the 4th round is just a crap shoot though but what the hell, make sure you all enter the predict the pick competition on NFL.com we have almost 10 or so people in a private league from the MB the info about the name and password is in the thread named predict the pick.

[Whiskeyrbl]

RD 1 Clay Matthews OLB USC

RD 2 Patrick Chung S Oregon

RD3 Andre Brown RB NC State

RD 4 a Sherrod Martin CB Troy

RD 4b Jarron Meredith OT/OG So.Carolina ST

RD 5 Lydon Murtha OT NC State

RD 6 Henry Melton DE UT

RD 7 Dan Gronkowski TE Maryland

Was going to put Malcolm Jenkins in RD1 but don't see him lasting past New Orleans.

[3guns]

1. Conner Barwin OLB/DE
2. Andre Brown RB
3. Jarius Byrd CB
4. Alex Magee DT
4. Zack Follett LB
5. Stephen Mcgee QB
6. Andrew Hartline OL
7. Brannan Southerland FB

[Sic_'Em]

1/ Malcolm Jenkins (CB)
2/ Clint Sintim (OLB)
3/ Andre Brown (RB)
4/ Antoine Caldwell (C)
4/ Henry Melton (DE)
5/ Roy Miller (DT)
6/ Dan Gronkowski (TE)
7/ Tom Brandstater (QB)

[Wolf6151]

1. Darius Butler-CB
2. William Moore-SS/FS
3. Trevor Canfield-OG
4. James Davis-RB
4. David Bruton-FS
5. Deandre Levy-OLB
6. Henry Melton-DE
7. Dan Gronkowski-TE

[TexansRage123]

1. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State (CB)
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan (S)
3. Rashad Jennings, Liberty (RB)
4. Zack Follet, California (OLB)
4. Sammie Lee Hill, Stilman (NT)
5. Henry Melton, Texas (DE)
6. Michael Jones, Arizona State (WR)
7. Dan Gronkowski, Maryland (TE)

[johndoe]

OK lets see who has the best predictions for the Texans draft. Here is how it goes, pick each selection the Texans will make based on the picks they have going into the draft. No trades. You get 3 points for getting the player and spot correct. 2 points if the Texans select the guy in the same round but with a different selection (due to trade). One point if the Texans pick the guy in a round other than the one you predicted. The deadline will be 3pm on Saturday the 25th. To make it easier on me just post your predictions, it will be difficult to scroll through and score each selection if there is alot of conversation in between each entry. Here are my selections:

Round 1:
15: Brian Cushing OLB
Round 2:
46: Lawrence Sidbury DE
Round 3:
77: Rashad Jennings RB
Round 4:
112: Derek Pegues FS
122: Kraig Urbik G
Round 5:
152: Koye Francis CB
Round 6:
188: Cecil Newton C
Round 7:
223: John Phillips TE

Your picks have my vote so far! I would participate but I'm feeling kind of lazy right now...

[wildroot]

15 - Malcolm Jenkins CB
46 - Evander Hood DT
77 - Rashad Jennings RB
112 - Mike Mickens CB
122 - Sebastian Vollmer OL
152 - Henry Melton DE
188 - Quan Cosby WR
223 - Stephen McGee QB

[houstonsportsfan09]

15 - Malcolm Jenkins CB
46 - Evander Hood DT
77 - Rashad Jennings RB
112 - Mike Mickens CB
122 - Sebastian Vollmer OL
152 - Henry Melton DE
188 - Quan Cosby WR
223 - Stephen McGee QB

I like this mock! but some of it is probably unrealistic.

[wildroot]

I like this mock! but some of it is probably unrealistic.

Wishful thinking....

[dbruder44]

Wishful thinking....

Wild Root if Ziggy Hood is on the board, I will be so happy I owe you a beer at a game

[mikeinsa]

If Jenkins falls to us my mock would be

Jenkins db
Gilbert de
Caldwell c/g
Williams rb
Follett Lb
Melton de
Martin dt
Pryor dt

If he does not fall then

Matthews lb
Unger c
Johnson db
Follett lb
Allen db
Williams rb
Melton de
Pryor

[wildroot]

Wild Root if Ziggy Hood is on the board, I will be so happy I owe you a beer at a game

Most Mocks I've seen having him going early to mid 2nd round so I'd say chances are >slim to <even he'll be there. If we get Jenkins at 15 I'll be good no matter what happens the rest of the way.

[GroovyTexan]

My greater than 70% chance prediction: if Jenkins, Ayers, or Raji are off the board, we will trade down and end up with an extra second.

My second prediction that has less than a 25% chance is that there is a draft day deal with Owen Daniels involved that gets us one or two more picks.

[HuttoKarl]

1) Malcolm Jenkins CB
2) Max Unger C
3) Darcel McBath S
4) Roy Miller DT
4) Sebastian Vollmer OT
5) Quan Cosby WR
6) Orion Martin DE
7) Glen Coffee, RB

[Bigp]

1. Clay Matthews
2. Louis Delmas
3. Rashad Jennings
4. Antione Caldwell
4. Henry Melton
5. Patrick Turner
6. Vance Walker/Roy Miller
7. Jared Bronson

[naterchamp16]

1. Clay Matthews
2. Louis Delmas
3. Rashad Jennings
4. Antione Caldwell
4. Henry Melton
5. Patrick Turner
6. Chris Baker
7. Jared Bronson

Chris Baker the DT, from Hampton? he will go way earlier than that. unless ur not talking about him.

[dbruder44]

1) Malcolm Jenkins CB
2) Max Unger C
3) Darcel McBath S
4) Roy Miller DT
4) Sebastian Vollmer OT
5) Quan Cosby WR
6) Orion Martin DE
7) Glen Coffee, RB

I would love Coffee in the 7th but isn't he a projected 4th or 5th rounder

[HuttoKarl]

I would love Coffee in the 7th but isn't he a projected 4th or 5th rounder

Depends on which mock you're looking at in a given moment. If not Coffee, maybe Goodson from A&M?

Honestly...probably rather look at a RB in the third and maybe find a sleeper safety in a later round.

[TexansRage123]

yeah waiting til the 7th for our RB aint a great idea...we aren't the bronco's. :p no later then the two 4th's we will have a RB.

[johndoe]

1. LB
2. S
3. RB
4. DE
4. DT
5. C/G
6. WR
7. QB

Do I get anything for guessing the correct positions???

[TexansRage123]

lol...going by ur avy...im not sure which position u like the most... :p

[HuttoKarl]

1) Malcolm Jenkins CB
2) Max Unger C
3) Darcel McBath S
4) Roy Miller DT
4) Sebastian Vollmer OT
5) Quan Cosby WR
6) Orion Martin DE
7) Glen Coffee, RB

I thought about this on the way in and feel that I've gotta get a LB in the draft...so I'm scrapping this one and trying again:

1. Clay Matthews III, LB
2. Max Unger, C
3. Andre Brown, RB
4. Roy Miller, DT
4. Asher Allen, CB
5. Quan Cosby, WR
6. Curtis Taylor, S
7. Donald Washington, CB

[Sic_'Em]

My ideal draft:

1/ Malcolm Jenkins (CB)-Dunta insurance
2/ Fili Moala (NT)
3/ Andre Brown (RB)-perfect for the ZBS
4/ Antoine Caldwell (C)-Mr. Consistency at Alabama
4/ Jason Williams (OLB)
5/ Henry Melton (DE)-perfect for our pass rush rotation
6/ Dan Gronkowski (TE)-all he has to do is block
7/ Tom Brandstater (QB)-i think of drafting QBs late as savings account, remember Drew Henson

But would not be upset with this:

1/ Cushing/Matthews (OLB)-take your pick, IDC
2/ Louis Delmas (FS)
3/ same
4/ same
4/ Henry Melton (DE)
5/ Sammie Lee Hill (NT)
6/ same
7/ same

[Bigp]

1. Clay Matthews
2. Louis Delmas
3. Rashad Jennings
4. Antione Caldwell
4. Henry Melton
5. Patrick Turner
6. Vance Walker/Roy Miller
7. Jared Bronson

[GroovyTexan]

My Texans' mock draft guess on 4/23:

1 Beanie Wells - RB (Beanie is BAP on board on our turn)
-Short Yardage RB and then some.... Increases TOP when we build a lead and therefore makes our defense better
2 Connor Barwin - OLB/DE/TE (if we go RB instead of LB at 15, I think Barwin falls to us in the second cuz Matthews goes to New England.) (If Barwin is not there, I think we could go with Unger or Clint Sintim or even Jarron Gilbert. Remote chance that Matthews could even be here when we pick)
-DE on pass situations and SAM development project - Barwin starting at SAM by mid-season
3 Antoine Caldwell - C/G (Levitre if he is still there)
-Quality back-up, strong competition for starting job at either position, probably starts at RG by mid-season
4 Chip Vaughn (SS) or Darcel McBath or Sherrod Martin - FS
-quality back-up, competition for starting job
4 Bradley Fletcher or BA CB - CB
-development project but has potential to be shut-down corner, special teams guy
5 Henry Melton - DE
-quality back-up, development project, special teams guy
6 Quan Cosby - WR or the WR kid from Rice, could possibly go DT here
- slot receiver, quality back-up
7 Orion Martin - DE
-we have to find a DE that can add a pass rush opposite of Mario

Overall, our draft addresses our short yardage/lack of ball movement in red zone and should improve our pass rush. We build quality back-up in our defensive backfield with possibility we draft a stud or two that become(s) full-time starter(s) at some point.

[bckey]

1-Clay Matthews LB
2-Michael Johnson DE
3-Jairus Byrd CB
4-Cedric Peerman RB
4-Chris Clemons FS
5-Terrance Taylor DT
6-Trevor Canfield G
7-Blake Schlueter C

[GoldenHolden]

Ok just to set some ground rules, I will post at 3 pm and any post after that will not be counted. I have seen some posts that have multiple mocks based on certain criteria. To be fair I will go with the first mock that is posted in that specific post. Any edited posts after 3:00pm will be disqualified (if you edit before 3:00pm that is perfectly ok).

[Whiskeyrbl]

I changed my 2nd rd. and 5th rd picks.

RD 1 Clay Matthews OLB USC

RD 2 Max Unger C Oregon

RD3 Andre Brown RB NC State

RD 4 a Sherrod Martin CB Troy

RD 4b Jarron Meredith OT/OG So.Carolina ST

RD 5 Michael Mitchell SS Ohio

RD 6 Henry Melton DE UT

RD 7 Dan Gronkowski TE Maryland

[Boz]

1) Clay Matthews, OLB
2) Rashad Johnson, FS
3) Antoine Caldwell, C
4) Javarris Williams, RB
4) Terrance Taylor, DT
5) Henry Melton, DE
6) Brice McCain, CB
7) Quan Cosby, WR/KR


) 1)Clay Matthews, OLB - hopefully not at 15

2) Rashad Johnson, FS - I really want Andre Brown here, need that trade down extra pick

3) Antoine Caldwell, C - because we missed on Unger
4) Javarris Williams, RB - If I can't figure a way to get Brown
4) Terrance Taylor, DT - run stopper
5) Henry Melton, DE - pass rusher
6) Brice McCain, CB - 4.3 in the 6th
7) Quan Cosby, WR/KR - so long Jacoby

[GoldenHolden]

OK guys I am gonna go ahead and lock down the entries now. I will score it tomorrow after the draft.

[Whiskeyrbl]

GL everybody.

[GoldenHolden]

GroovyTexan 6
Boz 6
GoldenHolden 3
mikeinsa 3
3guns 1
Sic 'Em 1
Bigp 1

Everybody else got zero.

Congrats to GroovyTexan and Boz. This stuff is pretty hard to predict.