B
Houston Texans
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Ollie Gordon II slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 235th overall pick. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
If Stowers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 19th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Booker at the 53rd overall pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They read the board right and Andrew Mukuba was the payoff at pick 84. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A big swing on Eli Stowers at Round 4, Pick 19, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Sonny Styles at pick No. 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at slot 235. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.