GM Joe Hortiz says he can afford to be selective with the 22nd overall pick in Thursday’s NFL draft, given his free-agent success in building the roster.

After shoring up needs in the offensive and defensive trenches, the Texans have flexibility on the back end of Round 1 to land either a No. 2 receiver, offensive lineman and defensive tackle. But what happens if their top guys -- presumably Matthew Golden,

Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter seem like the top picks in the draft, but intrigue starts later in the top 10 of the 2025 NFL Draft.

In a recent mock draft, Mason Graham was gone and the Jaguars passed on Ashton Jeanty to take an offensive lineman.

In a rare occurrence I will only be publishing one mock draft this year. Given the draft is rapidly approaching, now feels like the appropriate time to drop it. This is what I think will happen and not necessarily what I would do.