Linking Bryce Young to the Houston Texans in a mock draft is as customary as placing a stamp on an envelope.
For Daniel Jeremiah from the NFL Network, he goes with that exact premise in the second version of his mock draft. Houston uses the No. 2 overall pick to select the Alabama signal caller after the Chicago Bears play it straight and take Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter No. 1 overall.
Young is the best quarterback in the class. I’ll think he’ll fit beautifully with the Texans as they try to work their way up in the AFC South.
Jeremiah goes with another common selection in mock drafts and has the Texans using their second first-rounder — obtained via 2022 offseason trade with the Cleveland Browns — to take USC wideout Jordan Addison.
Houston instantly adds some firepower for No. 2 overall pick Bryce Young. The selection of Addison, along with the return of John Metchie III, would give the receiving corps a huge boost.
No. 12 overall has been subject to a variety of selections, even in mock drafts where Houston stays with a receiver. Another name that gets associated with No. 12 overall is TCU’s Quentin Johnston.
In Jeremiah’s first mock draft of the offseason, the Texans went with Young as they did in the second version. However, he had Houston use their No. 12 overall pick to take Penn State cornerback Joey Porter. The latest version reflects an approach to instantly beef up Houston’s passing game with younger talent.
