B
Houston Texans
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Watts: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Xavier Watts at pick No. 126 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B.
The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
A slide stopped in slot 25, with Walter Nolen worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Donovan Jackson in pick 58 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tyler Warren in No. 89 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
They barely believed it either: Xavier Watts still on the board at Round 4, Pick 25. A minor itch, scratched.
The board fumbled Sonny Styles all the way to the 165th pick, and they scooped it up. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Shilo Sanders at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.