B
Houston Texans
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Texans steal Skattebo and grade out a B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into pick 235. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
Every board in the league had Stowers lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 19 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Tyler Booker in No. 53 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 20 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eli Stowers. The roster fit checks out.
They talked themselves into Xavier Nwankpa at pick No. 164, and the board did not agree. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
A running back of that caliber at slot 235 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.