2013 Mocks and Needs

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31 Houston Texans: Matt Elam, S, Florida
Glover Quin is a free agent this upcoming offseason. It'll be difficult to retain him with Connor Barwin also hitting the market. Besides, Houston needs a boost in the secondary after allowing Chad Henne and Matthew Stafford to torch them in a span of five days.

Pick change; previously Tavon Austin, WR

61 Houston Texans: Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas
The Texans have needed a No. 2 receiver for years, but now that Andre Johnson is into his 30s, it won't be long before they have to secure a new No. 1 wideout for Matt Schaub.

Pick change; previously Oday Aboushi, OT

93 Houston Texans: Brian Winters, OT, Kent State
The Texans were interested in bringing in a right tackle early in the 2012 NFL Draft, but they never got the chance. Well, here's their opportunity. The position will have to be addressed if the currently injured Rashad Butler can't properly fill in for Eric Winston.

Pick change; previously Phillip Thomas, S

I don't disagree with taking a S and a WR in the early part of this upcoming draft, but I have been impressed with the growth that Newton has shown. Especially when I factor in the learning curve that Brown had to undergo, Newton played at a small school and had a huge jump up in quality of talent he was playing against. Not saying he is All Pro, but he is doing well.

That all said, If I was doing these picks I would go with Barrett Jones, G/C/OT, Alabama (who they take 32), and then I would run to the podium with the Cobi Hamilton pick at 62. I would address Safety, NT or ILB in the 3rd.

Jones can play all 5 positions on the OL, he has started and excelled at LT and OC at Bama. He, Jones and Brooks would give you versatility in the OL.

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32 DeAndre Hopkins* WR Clemson 6' 2" 194
62 Oday Aboushi OT Virginia 6' 6" 310
94 Desmond Trufant CB Washington 6' 0" 172.
126 Bruce Taylor ILB Virginia Tech 6' 2" 246
158 Tobias Smith OG Mississippi State 6' 3" 305
190 Mario Benavides OC Louisville 6' 4" 304

Not a bad mock and not a great one either. To many OL prospects to go along with the young OL talent currently on the team.

32 Bacarri Rambo S Georgia 6' 1" 208
62 Prentiss Waggner CB Tennessee 6' 2" 181
94 Shayne Skov ILB Stanford 6' 3" 242
126 Devon Kennard DE USC 6' 3" 255
158 Cameron Marshall RB Arizona State 5' 11" 217
190 Michael Williams TE Alabama 6-5 272

[Nconroe]

Right now your mock looks reasonable to me.

I agree OL likely ok with some experience.

A Wilfork type DT seems hard to find.

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32 Keenan Allen* WR Cal 6' 3" 195
62 Nico Johnson OLB Alabama 6' 3" 238
94 Tyrann Mathieu* CB LSU 5' 9" 180
126 Jake Olson OT Central Michigan 6' 8" 290
158 Kerwynn Williams RB Utah State 5' 9" 185
190 Datone Jones DE UCLA 6' 4" 275
222 Kaleb Ramsey DT Boston College 6' 3" 288

This is one way the draft could play out.

[HPF Bob]

Getting Honey Badger in the third would upgrade the return game and he'd be an exceptional nickel back. That would be a great pickup in the third.

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Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Getting Honey Badger in the third would upgrade the return game and he'd be an exceptional nickel back. That would be a great pickup in the third.

He would have to ace his interview, his continued drug issues are not the type of things the Texans overlook. One time issues and contrite responses work for the Texans, but Mathieu has not been working with his team, and he has had issues since his rehab, does not look like a Texans type guy.

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Originally Posted by painekiller

32 Keenan Allen* WR Cal 6' 3" 195
62 Nico Johnson OLB Alabama 6' 3" 238
94 Tyrann Mathieu* CB LSU 5' 9" 180
126 Jake Olson OT Central Michigan 6' 8" 290
158 Kerwynn Williams RB Utah State 5' 9" 185
190 Datone Jones DE UCLA 6' 4" 275
222 Kaleb Ramsey DT Boston College 6' 3" 288

This is one way the draft could play out.

Not a bad mock, so I am looking at this from a different place. Tried to come up with some different names. Overall they are new names but some I have not used in a while.

32 John Jenkins DT Georgia 6' 4" 350
62 Devin Taylor DE South Carolina 6' 7" 265 (a little early for this DE project, needs to add weight and strength)
94 Shayne Skov ILB Stanford 6' 3" 242
126 Cameron Marshall RB Arizona State 5' 11" 217
158 Devon Kennard OLB USC 6' 3" 255
190 Dan Buckner WR Arizona 6' 4" 215 (character flag, arrested for criminal trespass transferred and has been clean since)
222 Michael Williams TE Alabama 6'6" 270

[HPF Bob]

Buckner is the former Longhorn that had some problems one spring and was dropped/transferred. Big target. Not elite speed. Average hands. He's a matchup problem for most college DBs but I'm not sure he would be anything special in the NFL.

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Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Buckner is the former Longhorn that had some problems one spring and was dropped/transferred. Big target. Not elite speed. Average hands. He's a matchup problem for most college DBs but I'm not sure he would be anything special in the NFL.

And a flyer in the 6th round by a team that will not be very easy for anyone to make if they are picked after the 4th round. His crime was a criminal trespass in College Station, as you stated he went to UT, he was suspended by the longhorns and he transferred, sat out in Arizona, his red shirt year he was voted Scout team player of the year by his teammates, so he stayed in football and worked hard to put an incident behind him.

Honey Badger has been suspended by his team, could have transferred, choose not to, re-enrolled at LSU, then was arrested again for having high grade weed in his apartment. He has been away from football, and has continued a pattern of trouble with weed, and the law. Being a junior he can not play in any of the scout games after the season.