B
Houston Texans
The Texans robbed the room for Arroyo. Final grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Elijah Arroyo, the No. 78 name on the board, in slot 127. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Circle this one: Emeka Egbuka at the 58th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nice patience on Tate Ratledge, who had no business lasting to slot 89. It fills a real need, too.
Elijah Arroyo in pick 127 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Taking Jackson Slater in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They barely believed it either: Jordan Hancock still on the board at No. 243. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.