B
Houston Texans
Bowman Jr. should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Billy Bowman Jr. slides to Round 5, Pick 28, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Tyler Warren in pick No. 58 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They robbed the room for Deone Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 126th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Billy Bowman Jr. at slot 165 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Reed still on the board at No. 241. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
