B
Houston Texans
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Ollie Gordon II slide 76 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
If Capehart pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
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.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
They read the board right and Tyler Warren was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 23. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
DeMonte Capehart in slot 122 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Nwankpa this early at the 164th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Ollie Gordon II in pick No. 239 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.