2012 mocks

[barrett]

Looks great, but honestly who knows. If the organization has any long term health concerns for AJ my thinking goes out the window. But if AJ is still AJ for a few years I think I like the 2nd or 3rd round route. Especially since either our GM or our Coach forces early round picks whether they perform or not.

[painekiller]

25 Alshon Jeffery* WR South Carolina 6' 3" 234
57 Markelle Martin S Oklahoma State 6' 1" 198
88 Marcus Forston* DT Miami 6' 3" 305
120 Joe Looney OG Wake Forest 6' 3" 298
152 Matt Conrath DE Virginia 6' 7" 270
184 Steven Johnson OLB Kansas 6' 1" 237
216 Alfred Morris RB Florida Atlantic 5' 11" 222

I will not argue the 1st two picks, but the 3rd pick does not seem to be the type guy the Texans target. He was good as a sophomore then was suspended and then played poorly before and injury ended his junior year.

[NBT]

Yeah, and I remember a lot of you soothsayers saying you didn't think much of DE Aldon Smith who was taken by SF, and now has 14 sacks. !

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Originally Posted by NBT

Yeah, and I remember a lot of you soothsayers saying you didn't think much of DE Aldon Smith who was taken by SF, and now has 14 sacks. !

I'm very happy with Watts playing every down at DE. Aldon Smith is a 3rd down specialist that is having a solid year.

I may have missed on him, but again I would rather have what Watts gives us over what Smith would have given us.

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Originally Posted by painekiller

25 Alshon Jeffery* WR South Carolina 6' 3" 234
57 Markelle Martin S Oklahoma State 6' 1" 198
88 Marcus Forston* DT Miami 6' 3" 305
120 Joe Looney OG Wake Forest 6' 3" 298
152 Matt Conrath DE Virginia 6' 7" 270
184 Steven Johnson OLB Kansas 6' 1" 237
216 Alfred Morris RB Florida Atlantic 5' 11" 222

I will not argue the 1st two picks, but the 3rd pick does not seem to be the type guy the Texans target. He was good as a sophomore then was suspended and then played poorly before and injury ended his junior year.

25 Alshon Jeffery* WR South Carolina 6' 3" 234
57 Markelle Martin S Oklahoma State 6' 1" 198
88 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin 6' 4" 315
120 Keenan Robinson ILB Texas 6' 3" 232
152 Brandon Taylor S LSU 6' 0" 191
184 Kheeston Randall DT Texas 6' 5" 295
216 Josh Oglesby OT Wisconsin 6' 7" 330

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25 Bacarri Rambo* S Georgia 6' 1" 208
57 Vinny Curry DE Marshall 6' 5" 242
88 Andrew Datko OT Florida State 6' 6" 283
120 T.Y. Hilton WR Florida International 5' 10" 175
152 Joe Adams WR Arkansas 5' 11" 182
184 G.J. Kinne QB Tulsa 6' 2" 215
215 Kyle Martens PT Rice 6' 6" 200


Just so you guys can see some different names:

25 Jayron Hosley* CB Virginia Tech 5' 11" 170
57 Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State 6' 5" 288
88 Nick Toon WR Wisconsin 6' 3" 212
or Mike Martin DT Michigan 6' 2" 299
or William Vlachos OC Alabama 6' 1" 292
120 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin 6' 4" 315
152 Ryan Miller OG Colorado 6' 8" 320
184 Harrison Smith S Notre Dame 6' 2" 212
215 Jarrett Boykin WR Virginia Tech 6' 2" 215

This is not how I see them drafting nor how I would draft it, just an alternative at each pick. The way this mock falls we can get very good guys for the trenches all the way through the draft.

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26 Houston Texans: Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
I asked this question in my 2013 NFL Mock Draft: How long is Gary Kubiak going to make us fantasy football owners suffer through Kevin Walter and Jacoby Jones? The Texans really need an upgrade across from Andre Johnson.

I'll admit that this is a reach, but nothing else really makes sense at this juncture. Besides, the Texans have reached to fill needs before, so I think it's possible that they could consider Mohamed Sanu if the 2012 NFL Draft unfolds this way.

Pick change; previously Kendall Wright, WR/KR

58 Houston Texans: Josh Chapman, NT, Alabama
I really like this pick for the Texans. They need help at nose tackle, and Wade Phillips prefers smaller players at the position. Plus, Houston has seemed to favor prospects out of the southeast in recent drafts.

89 Houston Texans: Michael Brewster, C, Ohio State
Chris Myers has been one of the best centers in football this year. However, Myers will be a free agent this offseason along with Mario Williams and Arian Foster. Can the Texans afford to sign all three players to massive contracts? Because there's no way they're letting Williams and Foster go.

121 Houston Texans: Trevor Guyton, DE/DT, California
The Texans will be a little thin up front if five-tech Tim Bulman leaves via free agency. (Really? Has he watched this team play even one game?)

My cherry pick

26 Mark Barron, SS, Alabama
58 Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina
89 Kheeston Randall, DE/DT, Texas
121 ?

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27 Dontari Poe* DT Memphis 6' 5" 350
59 Rueben Randle* WR LSU 6' 3" 201
90 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin 6' 4" 315
122 Keenan Robinson ILB Texas 6' 3" 232
154 Matt McCants OT Alabama, Birmingham 6' 7" 295
186 Tysyn Hartman CB Kansas State 6' 3" 206
217 Chris Rainey RB Florida 5' 9" 174

I think they have been reading some of my cherry picks, here is my take for BPA, might not line up with our needs.

27 Jayron Hosley* CB Virginia Tech 5' 11" 170
*54 Brandon Boykin CB/PR Georgia 5' 10" 185
90 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin 6' 4" 315
*122 traded with #59 to move up for Boykin
154 Kheeston Randall DT Texas 6' 5" 295
186 Chris Galippo ILB USC 6' 2" 250
217 Jarrett Boykin WR Virginia Tech 6' 2" 215

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27 Melvin Ingram DT South Carolina 6' 2" 264
58 Rueben Randle* WR LSU 6' 3" 201
89 Mike Brewster OC Ohio State 6' 5" 293
121 Aaron Henry S Wisconsin 6' 0" 210
153 Bobby Wagner ILB Utah State 6' 1" 230
184 Josh Oglesby OT Wisconsin 6' 7" 330
216 Jeremy Ebert WR Northwestern 6' 0" 195

I like the positions taken, but do not agree with the order.

27 Peter Konz* OC Wisconsin 6' 5" 315
58 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin 6' 4" 315
89 Nick Toon WR Wisconsin 6' 3" 212
121 Aaron Henry S Wisconsin 6' 0" 210
153 Kheeston Randall DT Texas 6' 5" 295
184 Josh Oglesby OT Wisconsin 6' 7" 330
216 Jarrett Boykin WR Virginia Tech 6' 2" 215

OK so this one has to many Wisconsin boys in it, but I would be very happy to grab one out of Konz or Zeitler. Konz is the best OC in the draft, and we may loose Meyers.