Texans address trenches, run game in Touchdown Wire mock draft

The Houston Texans are in an advantageous position to complete the rebuild. With six picks in the top-110, the Texans can add talent and depth to the roster as general manager Nick Caserio works his first draft with an assortment of draft picks.

According to Doug Farrar from the Touchdown Wire, who released his latest mock draft, the Texans use their No. 3 overall pick in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL draft to take Mississippi State tackle Charles Cross.

The Texans taking Cross would indicate they intend to kick Tytus Howard back inside at guard, which doesn’t appear to be a direction Houston wants to take with new offensive line coach George Warhop. The Texans assuredly would have two dominant bookends with Laremy Tunsil reprising his role at left tackle.

With the Texans’ second first-round pick, they get their edge rusher in Georgia defensive end Travon Walker. Paired with defensive end Jonathan Greenard, the Texans would have two young edge defenders who could wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks.

The Texans use their second-round pick to take Iowa State running back Breece Hall, who would give Houston’s rushing attack young, top-100 legs for the first time since 2017 when the Texans drafted D’Onta Foreman in the third round.

The No. 1 overall pick in the mock is Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Detroit Lions go with Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the second overall pick.

Liberty quarterback Malik Willis is the first signal caller off the board at No. 6 overall to the Carolina Panthers.

The New York Jets end up taking Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, but not until their second pick in Round 1 at No. 10 overall.