B
Houston Texans
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Thor Griffith. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Spears-Jennings pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Matthew Golden is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Fair-plus on Donovan Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
A reach for Oronde Gadsden II in the 127th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Robert Spears-Jennings in the 167th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Thor Griffith at No. 243 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.