B
Houston Texans
The Texans won the night they stopped Walker from sliding. Grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Jalon Walker slides to slot 127, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Nice patience on Tate Ratledge, who had no business lasting to No. 89. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Jalon Walker at pick No. 127 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A safety of that caliber at the 167th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Bhayshul Tuten in pick 243 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.