B
Houston Texans
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Thor Griffith at slot 243, roughly 66 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ransom. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
Kenneth Grant in pick No. 25 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Tyler Warren at No. 58 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tate Ratledge at the 89th pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Jackson Slater in the 127th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 28 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Thor Griffith at pick 243 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.