Mock drafts represent possibilities, which unto themselves are based upon possibilities not fleshed out in free agency.
For instance, a mock draft that features the Houston Texans taking a receiver at No. 12 overall indicates the club has solved the Brandin Cooks conundrum. Otherwise why would the Texans load up on a highly touted wideout that will command playing time from the beginning? Houston’s receiving corps for 2023 would be effective as is with Cooks, Nico Collins, and possibly John Metchie, who missed his rookie year battling leukemia.
