B
Houston Texans
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: B.
by Powerful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ollie Gordon II fell into Round 7, Pick 25.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. If Broughton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Tyler Warren in pick 58 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dylan Fairchild reach pick No. 89 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Vernon Broughton in slot 126, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at Round 5, Pick 28. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.