B
Houston Texans
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick 235. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Tyler Booker is a better player than the 53rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They took Donovan Jackson at par in the 84th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A straight-up fair deal on Sonny Styles at pick No. 120, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Eli Stowers in pick 164 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.