B
Houston Texans
Winston Jr. should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 94 name on the board, stolen at the 164th pick.
They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
Ashton Jeanty at the 25th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tyler Booker at the 57th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeMonte Capehart this early at pick 89. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They robbed the room for Andrew Mukuba here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Taking Eli Stowers in No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.