Damn I don't like when a player I want and the Texans are linked because then I'll be upset if they don't get them. But I also know the Texans don't usually have much of anything leak so I don't know what to believe.
Maybe doing due diligence? wouldn't mind a move up for Love, Styles, Proctor, or Ioane 1-28 + 3-69 gets into the 17-18 range
I’d only stay in the 1st if B. Miller or Iaenanchor fall. But I much prefer trading back (say with Arizona) for 2.34, 4.104, 5.141 I think the options in Day 2 and the later rounds are deep. I’d want all the picks I could get even flipping 2.59 for 2 3rd’s. Fave Day 2 Options. C. MILLER DT RUTLEDGE OR PREGNON G JACAS OR A. HILL JR OR GOLDAY OLB CISSE OR ABNEY III CB J. PRICE HB BRAZELL III WR KLARE TE 4 & 5 RDS LEW, HECHT, KUHN, SLAUGHTER C E. JOHNSON HB TRIGG, ENDRIES TE TAAFE S
It's completely normal for Caserio and every other GM to make calls to other GM's to talk possible trades.
wouldn't be doing your job if you didn't,,,, never know when another team's GM will accept 3 2nd round picks for a top 10 pick (Draft Day... LMAO)
SIAP. From Jeremy Fowler ESPN: 28. Arizona Cardinals (via projected trade with HOU) Miller's pick prediction: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama Simpson's wait would end here. I'm told Houston is a natural trade-up point based on Arizona GM Monti Ossenfort's past dealings with Texans GM Nick Caserio -- they pulled off a blockbuster trade for the No. 3 pick in 2023. Simpson's suitors are limited, at least based on predraft conversations, with many around the league believing the Cardinals would be the only legitimate option for him inside the top 40. Moving up here could fend off the Jets at No. 33. Is Arizona willing to miss out on a QB it likes by waiting? Fowler's intel: The Cardinals are considered the most natural suitor for Simpson in league circles. The Jets are a threat with the first pick of Day 2, but a few teams I've spoken to believe New York is looking toward 2027 to spend an early pick on a quarterback and could try to leverage the 33rd pick as Simpson trade bait if he's there. Arizona seems to be gauging whether it needs to move up to get Simpson or whether he'll be available with its second-round pick (No. 34). If Houston stays put, it has done a lot of homework on the offensive line. Guard Keylan Rutledge (Georgia Tech) is a player the Texans like, and they are also high on defensive tackle Kayden McDonald (Ohio State).
Here's my Mock Draft for top 64 picks. Let's see how many I can get right. No trades. Pick Round Team Position Name University 1 1 Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana 2 1 Jets DE David Bailey Texas Tech 3 1 Cardinals LB Arvell Reese Ohio State 4 1 Titans RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame 5 1 Giants S Caleb Downs Ohio State 6 1 Browns WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State 7 1 Redskins WR Carnell Tate Ohio State 8 1 Saints CB Mansoor Delane LSU 9 1 Chiefs DE Rueben Bain Jr. Miami 10 1 Giants G Olaivavega Ioane Penn State 11 1 Dolphins OT Spencer Fano Utah 12 1 Cowboys LB Sonny Styles Ohio State 13 1 Rams WR Makai Lemon USC 14 1 Ravens OT Francis Mauigoa Miami 15 1 Buccaneers DE Akheem Mesidor Miami 16 1 Jets WR Denzel Boston Washington 17 1 Lions OT Monroe Freeling Georgia 18 1 Vikings TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon 19 1 Panthers DE Keldric Faulk Auburn 20 1 Cowboys CB Colton Hood Tennessee 21 1 Steelers G Kadyn Proctor Alabama 22 1 Chargers DT Peter Woods Clemson 23 1 Eagles OT Blake Miller Clemson 24 1 Browns OT Caleb Lomu Utah 25 1 Bears DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State 26 1 Bills S Emanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo 27 1 49ers WR Omar Cooper Indiana 28 1 Texans LB Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech 29 1 Chiefs OT Max Iheanachor Arizona State 30 1 Dolphins S Dillon Thieneman Oregon 31 1 Patriots Edge Zion Young Missouri 32 1 Seahawks CB Chris Johnson San Diego State 33 2 Jets CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee 34 2 Cardinals QB Ty Simpson Alabama 35 2 Titans LB CJ Allen Georgia 36 2 Raiders DT Lee Hunter Texas Tech 37 2 Giants DT Christen Miller Georgia 38 2 Texans G Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech 39 2 Browns Edge Malachi Lawrence UCF 40 2 Chiefs WR Germie Bernard Alabama 41 2 Bengals CB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana 42 2 Saints TE Eli Stowers Vanderbilt 43 2 Dolphins Edge TJ Parker Clemson 44 2 Jets LB Anthony Hill Jr Texas 45 2 Ravens Edge Cashius Howell Texas A&M 46 2 Buccaneers G Chase Bisontis Texas A&M 47 2 Colts LB Jake Golday Cincinnati 48 2 Falcons DT Domonique Orange Iowa State 49 2 Vikings S Treydan Stukes Arizona 50 2 Lions Edge Gabe Jacas Illinois 51 2 Panthers WR Antonio Williams Clemson 52 2 Packers CB Brandon Cisse South Carolina 53 2 Steelers S Bud Clark TCU 54 2 Eagles S Jalon Kilgore South Carolina 55 2 Chargers G Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon 56 2 Jaguars RB Jadarian Price Notre Dame 57 2 Bears Edge Keyron Crawford Auburn 58 2 49ers Edge Derrick Moore Michigan 59 2 Texans CB Avieon Terrell Clemson 60 2 Bears RB Mike Washington Jr Arkansas 61 2 Rams G Jalen Farmer Kentucky 62 2 Broncos TE Max Klare Ohio State 63 2 Patriots OT Gennings Dunker Iowa 64 2 Seahawks RB Jonah Coleman Washington
This specific draft, for once I'm fine with trading UP, though I usually like getting extra picks This team isn't needing to plug multiple holes all over. Not really needing volumes of picks to increase chances of finding a player. They can get the highest talents at key positions. Sure it'd be nice to have an extra pick or 2 as hedge against busts. But they can say they went after the best for this defense without skimping Though I'm not a big fan on Caserio's draft slot valuations. I trust his trade downs more than this trade ups. After the Will Anderson draft day trade, he said smugly (inexact words) "What is "draft pick valuation" anyway? Tell me what that means?" As though "his" process "transcended beyond our meaning of draft capital" or something. Like shut up bro you damn well know certain slots have certain values to it lol. But in this ultimate "win now" window, a trade up is more excusable
Slots have values that change with players available.Don't forget that second part. And all this is surrounded by the certainty that there will be uncertainty, before during and after the picks and/or trades. Though it is fun to pretend we know, the reality is that we know less than our Pros and even they have to deal with uncertainty. They are like card counters. All they can do is play the odds and adjust to what they know. I like the front office because they seem to hit ceilings better than most. I like the value and depth plays with Free Agency and trades. I also would like to see if we could move up when others want to move down because I value fifth year options for more than just QBs. It worked for WAJ just this last week by adding the years of the extension from 27-29 to 28-30. I'd like something similar with a player like Caleb Banks, who has availability concerns along with high ceilings. Locking him in for a fifth year option just sounds like a smart move just for his ceiling.
