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Mock Draft roundup: Fuller, Coleman on Texans’ radar

By Chad Washington

Dec 5, 2015; Waco, TX, USA; Baylor Bears wide receiver Corey Coleman (1) leaps over a Texas Longhorns defender during the second half at McLane Stadium. The Longhorns defeat the Bears 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Waco, TX, USA; Baylor Bears wide receiver Corey Coleman (1) leaps over a Texas Longhorns defender during the second half at McLane Stadium. The Longhorns defeat the Bears 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Most NFL Draft predictions say that the Houston Texans will pick a wide receiver.

Remember the time that Texans fans were all worried about trading up to get a quarterback? That was fun and all, but thankfully, we won’t have to think about that anymore.

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After the Texans’ biggest free-agency moves since… heck, probably ever, the drama of what the Texans will do with the 22nd pick of the 2016 NFL Draft seems to be subsided a little. Although there is an outside chance that a defensive lineman could be too tempting for Bill O’Brien and Rick Smith to pass up, the consensus in mock draft land feels that the Texans will go with an offensive player, probably a wide receiver.

The two receivers that dominate the mock drafts in the interwebs are either Baylor’s Corey Coleman and Will Fuller of Notre Dame. Both of them can flat-out fly down the field, but the question is which is the most consistent pass-catcher. Fuller is the faster of the two, but there are questions about his hands and lean body size, which allow him to get knocked off routes easily.

The Houston Chronicle beat writers, John McClain and Aaron Wilson, think that Smith will go with Coleman in their latest mock draft. So does most of the CBS Sports writers as well. Peter Schrager of Fox Sports thinks that Laquan Treadwell of Ole Miss will drop to the Texans, although most think he’ll be off the board by then.

However, SI.com’s Don Banks feels that the better option is Josh Doctson of TCU. Although he’s a bit slower in his 40 time (4.53) than either Coleman and Fuller, Banks feels that playing along side DeAndre Hopkins, Doctson’s vertical abilities (being 6-foot-2 with great leaping abilities) “makes him the most logical option to pair with Hopkins’s game.”

While almost everyone is going with either Coleman, Fuller or Doctson, CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco goes rogue with the Texans taking Alabama defensive lineman Jarran Reed, which is not a terrible pick. Vince Wilfork is not getting any younger, and Houston needs some more depth at nose tackle. However, there is

But everyone else expects the Texans to get a receiver with their first pick. And that’s where the smart money is after the free-agent bonanza with Brock Osweiler and running back Lamar Miller. Brock has a big arm at quarterback, and a speedy receiver like Coleman or Fuller would extend the field and possibly open up the middle of the field for tight end Garrett Graham to get more targets than in 2015.

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