B
Houston Texans
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.
by Marine41 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Billy Bowman Jr. slide 123 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Circle this one: Colston Loveland at the 58th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
TreVeyon Henderson at No. 127 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Deone Walker reach pick 167 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 243 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.