B-
Houston Texans
The Texans robbed the room for Walker. Final grade: B-.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Jalon Walker at the Round 3 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
Reaching for Colby left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
Walter Nolen at the Round 1 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tyler Warren at the 53rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach pick 84 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Connor Colby in the 120th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 164 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They jumped the gun on Shilo Sanders, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Stacking talent where they were already deep.