B
Houston Texans
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Burke: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Denzel Burke at the 167th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Griffith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Nice patience on Matthew Golden, who had no business lasting to slot 58. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Donovan Jackson at pick 89 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Slater well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Denzel Burke in pick No. 167 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.