B
Houston Texans
Mondon Jr. should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.
by texansthinktank ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Smael Mondon Jr. fell into the 164th overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They robbed the room for Tyler Booker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jake Majors at Round 3, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to pick 126, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Circle this one: Jordan Hancock at the 241st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.