Snead explained that because the Rams traded away two 2025 picks to Falcons and only got one back (although the other was a 2026 first-rounder), and because they already didn't have their own own second-round pick after the Braden Fiske trade in 2024, that they weren't positioned as well to wait for their players to fall to them in 2025.

All 32 teams had the chance to fill gaps and shore up positions in the NFL Draft, but there’s always something that has to fall through the cracks as boards don’t break as teams hoped, and need positions get left by the wayside.

With the 2025 draft in the past and a chance to secure a third division title, the Texans' front office can now look ahead to planning for the 2026 class. As things stand now, Hou