B
Houston Texans
The Texans robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the 241st pick.
If Capehart pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a true top target, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Colston Loveland is a better player than pick No. 58 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the 89th overall pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for Billy Bowman Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 7, Pick 25 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.