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2017 NFL Draft: Houston Texans: 7-round mock

By John Buhler

Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Houston Texans have seven picks to get better as a football team. Here is a look at what they could do in the 2017 NFL Draft.

2016 was a great, albeit disappointing year for the Houston Texans. They had an unbelievable defense that carried them to the AFC Divisional round and to an AFC South title. However, the quarterback play from Brock Osweiler was horrendous and probably cost the team a shot at seriously contending for a Super Bowl.

Houston will have seven picks to get better in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Texans have two fourth round picks, one of them coming from the Osweiler trade from the Cleveland Browns. Houston doesn’t have a sixth round pick this year because they traded up a spot to draft Will Fuller IV in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

The Texans have a handful of needs, but should still have one of the better teams in the AFC entering the draft. Here is what Houston could do in this NFL mock draft for the Texans.

First Round

25

Patrick Mahomes

Quarterback, Texas Tech Red Raiders

While Houston does have the cap space to theoretically sign a star quarterback playing in another part of The Lone Star State, the Texans front office has to aggressively pursue a quarterback in the first or second round of the draft.

No, Houston shouldn’t trade up to get a quarterback. The Texans should stay at No. 25 to see if a DeShone Kizer or a Patrick Mahomes will fall to them at that spot. Kizer may have the look of a franchise quarterback, but Mahomes may have the highest upside of any signal caller in the draft.

His arm talent is undeniable. Mahomes can make all the throws in an NFL offense, thriving as an ad-libber in Texas Tech’s Air Raid offense. His footwork gets really sloppy, but there is too much to like about this kid to seriously consider passing him up.

Mahomes should not start as a rookie. Let Tom Savage get swallowed up by the pass rush he doesn’t see for a year or let that other dude from Dallas be in charge for a couple of years. By 2020, Mahomes will be ready to lead a new era of Texans football. Who doesn’t want to see a shootout in Texas?

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