Houston Texans 2022 Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft, we will update our Houston Texans Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the Houston Texans from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the Texans:

EDSFootball - Hanson (5/10)

1. Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina

Offseason trade demands and ongoing legal issues make Deshaun Watson's future with the Houston Texans anything but certain. If Houston is picking first in the 2022 NFL Draft, the organization could use this opportunity to draft a quarterback.

Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux will top my initial 2022 big board, but Howard is my QB1 a little less than a year out and a potential top-five pick. Like Watson, Howell has the ability to elevate the play of those around him and he's been one of the best deep passers in college football since his freshman season.

Touchdown Wire - Schofield (5/7)

1. Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon

Certainly if the Houston Texans indeed select first-overall in the 2022 NFL draft, there is a chance that the quarterback situation -- or more specifically the Deshaun Watson legal situation -- necessitates that Nick Caserio address the quarterback position.

Assuming that is not the case, and the involved parties are all entitled to their day in court, then Caserio likely goes in a different direction. Things can certainly change, but Oregon pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux looks like the real deal with his technical skills and explosiveness off the edge.

PFF - Renner (5/7)

1. Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma quarterback factory continues to churn. Rattler earned a scintillating 92.5 passing grade in his first season as the starter last year, and he is a plus athlete for the position. The biggest question will be size for the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder.

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2021 NFL Power Rankings: Houston Texans

Throughout the 2021 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Here is where the Houston Texans rank in terms of average, best and worst:

Average ranking: 31.8 (32nd)
Best ranking: 31st (NFL.com)
Worst ranking: 32nd (Multiple)

Below you will find a post-draft roundup for the Texans in our consensus 2021 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 32

Player who benefited most from draft: RB David Johnson

While the Texans have three veteran running backs on their roster, none are under contract past the 2021 season. The Texans had already signed Phillip Lindsay after they had restructured Johnson's contract but by not drafting a running back, Houston didn't add another player who could take carries away from Johnson. Johnson was the Texans' lead running back last season and ran for 691 yards and six touchdowns on 147 carries in 12 games. -- Sarah Barshop

NFL.com -- Rank: 31

The Texans are floating in space. Talent poor and asset deficient, with an unhappy superstar quarterback who demanded a trade before serious legal troubles changed the conversation around him in a disturbing way. Given that uncertainty, you can understand why Houston used its first draft pick -- 67th overall -- on Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. No matter how Deshaun Watson's off-the-field issues play out, the Texans understand they have to plan for life without their best player. The fact that they have to use their highest draft pick on the only position they had figured out ... well that's just the cherry on top of a melted sundae.

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Houston Texans: 2021 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the Texans in 2021.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time / Tickets
Week 1	Sun., Sept. 12	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 2	Sun., Sept. 19	at Cleveland Browns	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 3	Thu., Sept. 23	vs. Carolina Panthers	8:20 PM / Tickets
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 3	at Buffalo Bills	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 10	vs. New England Patriots	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 17	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 7	Sun., Oct. 24	at Arizona Cardinals	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 8	Sun., Oct. 31	vs. Los Angeles Rams	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 7	at Miami Dolphins	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 10		BYE
Week 11	Sun., Nov. 21	at Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 12	Sun., Nov. 28	vs. New York Jets	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 5	vs. Indianapolis Colts	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 14	Sun., Dec. 12	vs. Seattle Seahawks	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 15	Sun., Dec. 19	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 16	Sun., Dec. 26	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 17	Sun., Jan. 2	at San Francisco 49ers	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 18	Sun., Jan. 9	vs. Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets

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Houston Texans - 2021 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2021 NFL Draft picks selected by the Houston Texans.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
3	67	Davis Mills	QB	Stanford
3	89	Nico Collins	WR	Michigan
5	147	Brevin Jordan	TE	Miami (FL)
5	170	Garret Wallow	LB	TCU
6	195	Roy Lopez	DT	Arizona

More: Full 2021 NFL Draft Results - Houston Texans Draft History

Houston Texans Fantasy Football ADPs

When it comes time to draft our fantasy football teams, it's helpful to know where players are typically being selected in fantasy football drafts.

As we approach the 2021 NFL season, the tool that helps us understand where players are being selected, on average, is fantasy football average draft position (ADP).

Using data from Fantasy Football Calculator, we have set up pages for all fantasy-relevant players that depicts their current trends in standard-scoring and PPR-scoring ADPs.

The chart below displays the Fantasy Football Average Draft Position (ADP) movement over the past 30 days for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson in 12-team standard-scoring formats.

Deshaun Watson Average Draft Position

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