B
Houston Texans
The Texans won the night they stopped Gordon II from sliding. Grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 159 name on the board, stolen at slot 241.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They robbed the room for Tyler Booker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in slot 89, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in the 165th pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at No. 241. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
