B
Houston Texans
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.
by jaytex ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with LaJohntay Wester at pick 127, a reach of 106 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
The Sanders value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Somehow Malaki Starks was still sitting there in pick 58, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jake Majors in the 89th pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
They left a pile of value on the table to take LaJohntay Wester this early at slot 127. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They will replay Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.