Houston Texans draft history
The following list contains all NFL Draft selections made by the National Football League's Houston Texans franchise since the team's inception into the league in 2002. Included in the list is the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft.
Drafts by year
| = Pro Bowler |
* Asterisk indicates a player who was selected to the Pro Bowl only as a member of another team.
Expansion Draft
| Round | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Boselli* | OT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2 | Ryan Young | OT | New York Jets |
| 3 | Aaron Glenn | CB | New York Jets |
| 4 | Gary Walker | DT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 5 | Jamie Sharper | LB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | Jermaine Lewis* | WR | Baltimore Ravens |
| 7 | Marcus Coleman | DB | New York Jets |
| 8 | Seth Payne | DT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 9 | Matt Campbell | OG | Washington Redskins |
| 10 | Matt Stevens | S | New England Patriots |
| 11 | Jeremy McKinney | OG | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | Ryan Schau | OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | Charlie Rogers | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | Sean McDermott | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 15 | Jabari Issa | DE | Arizona Cardinals |
| 16 | Avion Black | WR | Buffalo Bills |
| 17 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Brian Allen | LB | St. Louis Rams |
| 19 | Johnny Huggins | TE | Dallas Cowboys |
2002
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Carr | QB | Fresno State | |
| 2 | 33 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | Florida | |
| 2 | 50 | Chester Pitts | OG | San Diego State | |
| 3 | 66 | Fred Weary | OG | Tennessee | |
| 3 | 83 | Charles Hill | DT | Maryland | |
| 4 | 99 | Jonathan Wells | RB | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 136 | Jarrod Baxter | FB | New Mexico | |
| 5 | 153 | Ramon Walker | S | Pittsburgh | |
| 6 | 173 | Demarcus Faggins | CB | Kansas State | |
| 6 | 190 | Howard Green | DT | LSU | |
| 6 | 0 | Milford Brown | OG | Florida State | Supplemental Draft |
| 7 | 229 | Greg White | DE | Minnesota | |
| 7 | 261 | Ahmad Miller | DT | UNLV |
2003
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Andre Johnson | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 2 | 41 | Bennie Joppru | TE | Michigan | from New England |
| 2 | 0 | Tony Hollings | RB | Georgia Tech | Supplemental Draft |
| 3 | 67 | Antwan Peek | LB | Cincinnati | |
| 3 | 75 | Seth Wand | OT | NW Missouri State | from New England |
| 3 | 88 | Dave Ragone | QB | Louisville | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 101 | Domanick Davis | RB | LSU | |
| 6 | 192 | Drew Henson | QB | Michigan | |
| 6 | 214 | Keith Wright | DT | Missouri | |
| 7 | 217 | Curry Burns | S | Louisville | |
| 7 | 233 | Chance Pearce | C | Texas A&M |
2004
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Dunta Robinson | CB | South Carolina | |
| 1 | 27 | Jason Babin* | DE | Western Michigan | from Tennessee |
| 4 | 122 | Glenn Earl | S | Notre Dame | from Indianapolis |
| 6 | 170 | Vontez Duff | CB | Notre Dame | |
| 6 | 175 | Jammal Lord | S | Nebraska | from Jacksonville |
| 7 | 210 | Raheem Orr | LB | Rutgers | |
| 7 | 211 | Sloan Thomas | WR | Texas | |
| 7 | 248 | B.J. Symons | QB | Texas Tech |
2005
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Travis Johnson | DT | Florida State | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 73 | Vernand Morency | RB | Oklahoma State | from Dallas |
| 4 | 114 | Jerome Mathis | WR | Hampton | |
| 5 | 151 | Drew Hodgdon | C | Arizona State | |
| 6 | 188 | C.C. Brown | S | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 7 | 277 | Kenneth Pettway | LB | Grambling |
2006
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mario Williams | DE | North Carolina State | |
| 2 | 33 | DeMeco Ryans | LB | Alabama | |
| 3 | 65 | Charles Spencer | OT | Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 66 | Eric Winston | OT | Miami (FL) | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 98 | Owen Daniels | TE | Wisconsin | |
| 6 | 170 | Wali Lundy | RB | Virginia | |
| 7 | 251 | David Anderson | WR | Colorado State |
2007
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Amobi Okoye | DT | Louisville | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 73 | Jacoby Jones* | WR | Lane | |
| 4 | 123 | Fred Bennett | CB | South Carolina | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 144 | Brandon Harrison | S | Stanford | |
| 5 | 163 | Brandon Frye | OT | Virginia Tech | from New Orleans |
| 6 | 183 | Kasey Studdard | OG | Texas | |
| 7 | 218 | Zac Diles | LB | Kansas State |
2008
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Duane Brown | OT | Virginia Tech | from Baltimore |
| 3 | 79 | Antwaun Molden | CB | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 3 | 89 | Steve Slaton | RB | West Virginia | from Baltimore |
| 4 | 118 | Xavier Adibi | LB | Virginia Tech | |
| 5 | 151 | Frank Okam | DT | Texas | |
| 6 | 173 | Dominique Barber | S | Minnesota | from Baltimore |
| 7 | 223 | Alex Brink | QB | Washington State |
2009
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Brian Cushing | LB | Southern California | |
| 2 | 46 | Connor Barwin* | DE | Cincinnati | |
| 3 | 77 | Antoine Caldwell | C | Alabama | |
| 4 | 112 | Glover Quin* | CB | New Mexico | |
| 4 | 122 | Anthony Hill | TE | North Carolina State | from Minnesota |
| 5 | 152 | James Casey | TE | Rice | |
| 6 | 188 | Brice McCain | CB | Utah | |
| 7 | 223 | Troy Nolan | S | Arizona State |
2010
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Kareem Jackson | CB | Alabama | |
| 2 | 58 | Ben Tate | RB | Auburn | from New England |
| 3 | 81 | Earl Mitchell | DT | Arizona | |
| 4 | 102 | Darryl Sharpton | LB | Miami (FL) | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 118 | Garrett Graham | TE | Wisconsin | |
| 5 | 144 | Sherrick McManis | CB | Northwestern | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 187 | Shelley Smith | OG | Colorado State | |
| 6 | 197 | Trindon Holliday | WR | LSU | from San Diego |
| 7 | 227 | Dorin Dickerson | TE | Pittsburgh |
2011
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | J. J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin | |
| 2 | 42 | Brooks Reed | LB | Arizona | |
| 2 | 60 | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami (FL) | from New England |
| 4 | 127 | Rashad Carmichael | CB | Virginia Tech | from Washington |
| 5 | 144 | Shiloh Keo | S | Idaho | from Washington |
| 5 | 152 | T. J. Yates | QB | North Carolina | from Washington |
| 7 | 214 | Derek Newton | OT | Arkansas State | |
| 7 | 254 | Cheta Ozougwu | DE | Rice |
2012
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Whitney Mercilus | LB | Illinois | |
| 3 | 68 | DeVier Posey | WR | Ohio State | from Tampa Bay |
| 3 | 76 | Brandon Brooks* | OG | Miami (OH) | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Jones | C | Georgia | from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 121 | Keshawn Martin | WR | Michigan State | |
| 4 | 126 | Jared Crick | DE | Nebraska | from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay |
| 5 | 161 | Randy Bullock | PK | Texas A&M | |
| 6 | 195 | Nick Mondek | OT | Purdue |
2013
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Clemson | |
| 2 | 57 | D.J. Swearinger | S | South Carolina | |
| 3 | 89 | Brennan Williams | OT | North Carolina | |
| 3 | 95 | Sam Montgomery | DE | LSU | |
| 4 | 124 | Trevardo Williams | DE | Connecticut | |
| 6 | 176 | David Quessenberry | OT | San Jose State | from Tennessee via Minnesota, Arizona, and Oakland |
| 6 | 195 | Alan Bonner | WR | Jacksonville State | |
| 6 | 198 | Chris Jones | DT | Bowling Green | from Atlanta via St. Louis |
| 6 | 201 | Ryan Griffin | TE | Connecticut |
2014
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina | |
| 2 | 33 | Xavier Su'a-Filo | OG | UCLA | |
| 3 | 65 | C. J. Fiedorowicz | TE | Iowa | |
| 3 | 83 | Louis Nix III | DT | Notre Dame | from Pittsburgh via Cleveland and Philadelphia |
| 4 | 135 | Tom Savage | QB | Pittsburgh | |
| 6 | 177 | Jeoffrey Pagan | DE | Alabama | |
| 6 | 181 | Alfred Blue | RB | LSU | from Oakland |
| 6 | 211 | Jay Prosch | FB | Auburn | |
| 7 | 216 | Andre Hal | CB | Vanderbilt | |
| 7 | 256 | Lonnie Ballentine | S | Memphis |
2015
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Kevin Johnson | CB | Wake Forest | |
| 2 | 43 | Benardrick McKinney | ILB | Mississippi State | |
| 3 | 70 | Jaelen Strong | WR | Arizona State | |
| 5 | 175 | Keith Mumphery | WR | Michigan State | (Compensatory Selection) |
| 6 | 211 | Reshard Cliett | OLB | South Florida | (Compensatory Selection) |
| 6 | 216 | Christian Covington | NT | Rice | (Compensatory Selection) |
| 7 | 235 | Kenny Hilliard | RB | LSU |
2016
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Will Fuller V | WR | Notre Dame | (From Washington) |
| 2 | 50 | Nick Martin | C | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 85 | Braxton Miller | WR | Ohio State | (From Atlanta) |
| 4 | 119 | Tyler Ervin | RB | San Jose State | |
| 5 | 159 | K. J. Dillon | SS | West Virginia | |
| 5 | 166 | D. J. Reader | DT | Clemson | (From New England) |
2017
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson | (From Cleveland) |
| 2 | 57 | Zach Cunningham | LB | Vanderbilt | |
| 3 | 89 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | Texas | |
| 4 | 130 | Julién Davenport | OT | Bucknell | |
| 4 | 142 | Carlos Watkins | DT | Clemson | (From Cleveland) |
| 5 | 169 | Treston Decoud | CB | Oregon State | |
| 7 | 243 | Kyle Fuller | C | Baylor |
2018
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 68 | Justin Reid | S | Stanford | |
| 3 | 80 | Martinas Rankin | OT | Mississippi State | (From Seattle) |
| 3 | 98 | Jordan Akins | TE | Central Florida | |
| 4 | 103 | Keke Coutee | WR | Texas Tech | |
| 6 | 177 | Duke Ejiofor | DE | Wake Forest | |
| 6 | 211 | Jordan Thomas | TE | Mississippi State | |
| 6 | 214 | Peter Kalambayi | LB | Stanford | |
| 7 | 222 | Jermaine Kelly | CB | San Jose State |
2019
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Tytus Howard | OT | Alabama State | |
| 2 | 54 | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | CB | Kentucky | from Seattle |
| 2 | 55 | Max Scharping | OT | Northern Illinois | |
| 3 | 86 | Kahale Warring | TE | San Diego State | |
| 5 | 161 | Charles Omenihu | DE | Texas | |
| 6 | 195 | Xavier Crawford | CB | Central Michigan | |
| 7 | 220 | Cullen Gillaspia | FB | Texas A&M | from NY Giants via Denver |
First-Round Draft Picks by year
| = Pro Bowler |
* Asterisk indicates a player who was selected to the Pro Bowl only as a member of another team.
| Year | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1st overall | David Carr | QB | Fresno State |
| 2003 | 3rd overall | Andre Johnson | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 2004 | 10th overall | Dunta Robinson | CB | South Carolina |
| 2004 | 27th overall (from Tennessee) | Jason Babin* | DE | Western Michigan |
| 2005 | 16th overall (from New Orleans) | Travis Johnson | DT | Florida State |
| 2006 | 1st overall | Mario Williams | DE | North Carolina State |
| 2007 | 10th overall (from Atlanta) | Amobi Okoye | DT | Louisville |
| 2008 | 26th overall (from Baltimore) | Duane Brown | OT | Virginia Tech |
| 2009 | 15th overall | Brian Cushing | LB | Southern California |
| 2010 | 20th overall | Kareem Jackson | CB | Alabama |
| 2011 | 11th overall | J. J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | 26th overall | Whitney Mercilus | OLB | Illinois |
| 2013 | 27th overall | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Clemson |
| 2014 | 1st overall | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina |
| 2015 | 16th overall | Kevin Johnson | CB | Wake Forest |
| 2016 | 21st overall (from Washington) | Will Fuller | WR | Notre Dame |
| 2017 | 12th overall | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson |
| 2019 | 23rd overall | Tytus Howard | OT | Alabama State |
Draft Pick Breakdowns
Draft Picks by Position
The following table is a breakdown of all of the draft picks made by the Houston Texans since the 2002 NFL Draft by position of the players selected. The number of first round selections for each position are also included.
| Position | Picks | 1st Round |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 6 | 0 |
| Cornerback | 17 | 3 |
| Defensive End | 13 | 4 |
| Defensive Tackle | 12 | 2 |
| Fullback | 3 | 0 |
| Inside Line Backer | 1 | 0 |
| Line Backer | 12 | 2 |
| Nose Tackle | 1 | 0 |
| Offensive Guard | 7 | 0 |
| Outside Line Backer | 1 | 0 |
| Offensive Tackle | 13 | 2 |
| Place Kicker | 1 | 0 |
| Quarterback | 8 | 2 |
| Running Back | 11 | 0 |
| Safety | 12 | 0 |
| Strong Safety | 1 | 0 |
| Tight End | 11 | 0 |
| Wide Receiver | 16 | 3 |
Draft Picks by College
The following schools have had multiple players selected by the Houston Texans since 2002.
Draft Picks From Texas Colleges
The following list outlines all of the draft selections from Texas colleges made by the Houston Texans since 2002.
| Picks | College |
|---|---|
| 5 | Texas |
| 3 | Rice |
| Texas A&M | |
| 2 | Texas Tech |
Major draft trades
- The Texans traded their second and fourth-round picks (36th and 117th overall) to the New England Patriots for their second and third-round picks (41st and 75th overall), which were used to select tight end Bennie Joppru and offensive tackle Seth Wand respectively.[1]
- The Texans traded their second, third and fourth-round picks (40th, 73rd and 103rd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft to the Tennessee Titans for their 2004 first-round pick (27th overall), which was used to select defensive end Jason Babin. The Texans also exchanged their firth-round pick (138th overall) for Tennessee's fifth-rounder (159th overall) as part of the deal.[2]
- The Texans forfeited their second-round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by selecting running back Tony Hollings in the 2003 Supplemental Draft.[3]
- The Texans swapped their first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft (13th overall) with the New Orleans Saints (16th overall), which was used to select defensive tackle Travis Johnson. The Texans also received the Saints' third-round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft (66th overall), which was used to select offensive tackle Eric Winston.[4]
- The Texans traded their second and third-round picks (47th and 78th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft to the Oakland Raiders for cornerback Phillip Buchanon.[5]
- The Texans traded quarterback Drew Henson to the Dallas Cowboys for their third-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft (73rd overall), which was used to select running back Vernand Morency.[6]
- The Texans traded their second-round picks in the 2007 (39th overall) and 2008 NFL Draft (48th overall) to the Atlanta Falcons for quarterback Matt Schaub. The Texans (8th overall) and Falcons (10th overall) also swapped first-round picks as part of the deal. The Falcons would go on to draft Jamaal Anderson with the 8th pick and Justin Blalock with the 39th pick, while the Texans would take Amobi Okoye with the 10th pick.[7]
- The Texans traded their No. 18 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the No. 26 overall pick (Duane Brown) in the first round, as well as the Ravens' third-round pick (No. 89 overall, Steve Slaton) and the Ravens' sixth-round pick (No. 173 overall, Dominique Barber) in the 2008 draft.
Notes and references
- "Texans 2003 Transactions". houstontexans.com. 2007-03-22. Archived from the original on 2006-11-09. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- "Titans trade first-round pick". tennessean.com. 2004-04-24. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- "PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Texans Get Hollings In Second Round". nytimes.com. 2003-07-11. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- "Trade tracker: Draft deals". espn.com. 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- McCauley, Janie (2005-04-20). "Raiders trade Buchanon to Texans". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- George, Thomas (2004-03-13). "Henson Finds a Home: Ex-Yankee Is a Cowboy". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- "Falcons agree to deal backup QB Schaub to Houston". espn.com. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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