B
Houston Texans
Larceny in pick No. 243 lands the Texans a B, Stout and all.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Upton Stout tumbling to the Texans in No. 243 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Ratledge left real value on the table behind him.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Tate Ratledge in No. 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They will replay Jordan Phillips at slot 127 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They robbed the room for Tory Horton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Somehow Upton Stout was still sitting there in the 243rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.