Houston Texans draft history

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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.

Contents

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

RoundPlayerPositionTeam
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

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 David Carr QB Fresno State
233 Jabar Gaffney WR Florida
250 Chester Pitts OG San Diego State
366 Fred Weary OG Tennessee
383 Charles Hill DT Maryland
499 Jonathan Wells RB Ohio State
5136 Jarrod Baxter FB New Mexico
5153 Ramon Walker S Pittsburgh
6173 Demarcus Faggins CB Kansas State
6190 Howard Green DT LSU
60 Milford Brown OG Florida State Supplemental Draft
7229 Stylez G. White [1] DE Minnesota
7261 Ahmad Miller DT UNLV

2003

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Andre Johnson WR Miami (FL)
241 Bennie Joppru TE Michigan from New England
20 Tony Hollings RB Georgia Tech Supplemental Draft
367 Antwan Peek LB Cincinnati
375 Seth Wand OT NW Missouri State from New England
388 Dave Ragone QB Louisville from Atlanta
4101 Domanick Davis RB LSU
6192 Drew Henson QB Michigan
6214 Keith Wright DT Missouri
7217 Curry Burns S Louisville
7233 Chance Pearce C Texas A&M

2004

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Dunta Robinson CB South Carolina
127 Jason Babin* DE Western Michigan from Tennessee
4122 Glenn Earl S Notre Dame from Indianapolis
6170 Vontez Duff CB Notre Dame
6175 Jammal Lord S Nebraska from Jacksonville
7210 Raheem Orr LB Rutgers
7211 Sloan Thomas WR Texas
7248 B. J. Symons QB Texas Tech

2005

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
116 Travis Johnson DT Florida State from New Orleans
373 Vernand Morency RB Oklahoma State from Dallas
4114 Jerome Mathis WR Hampton
5151 Drew Hodgdon C Arizona State
6188 C.C. Brown S Louisiana-Lafayette
7277 Kenneth Pettway LB Grambling

2006

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Mario Williams DE North Carolina State
233 DeMeco Ryans LB Alabama
365 Charles Spencer OT Pittsburgh
366 Eric Winston OT Miami (FL) from New Orleans
498 Owen Daniels TE Wisconsin
6170 Wali Lundy RB Virginia
7251 David Anderson WR Colorado State

2007

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Amobi Okoye DT Louisville from Atlanta
373 Jacoby Jones* WR Lane
4123 Fred Bennett CB South Carolina from New Orleans
5144 Brandon Harrison S Stanford
5163 Brandon Frye OT Virginia Tech from New Orleans
6183 Kasey Studdard OG Texas
7218 Zac Diles LB Kansas State

2008

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
126 Duane Brown OT Virginia Tech from Baltimore
379 Antwaun Molden CB Eastern Kentucky
389 Steve Slaton RB West Virginia from Baltimore
4118 Xavier Adibi LB Virginia Tech
5151 Frank Okam DT Texas
6173 Dominique Barber S Minnesota from Baltimore
7223 Alex Brink QB Washington State

2009

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
115 Brian Cushing LB Southern California
246 Connor Barwin* DE Cincinnati
377 Antoine Caldwell C Alabama
4112 Glover Quin* CB New Mexico
4122 Anthony Hill TE North Carolina State from Minnesota
5152 James Casey TE Rice
6188 Brice McCain CB Utah
7223 Troy Nolan S Arizona State

2010

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
120 Kareem Jackson CB Alabama
258 Ben Tate RB Auburn from New England
381 Earl Mitchell DT Arizona
4102 Darryl Sharpton LB Miami (FL) from Kansas City
4118 Garrett Graham TE Wisconsin
5144 Sherrick McManis CB Northwestern from Kansas City
6187 Shelley Smith OG Colorado State
6197 Trindon Holliday WR LSU from San Diego
7227 Dorin Dickerson TE Pittsburgh

2011

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 J. J. Watt DE Wisconsin
242 Brooks Reed LB Arizona
260 Brandon Harris CB Miami (FL) from New England
4127 Rashad Carmichael CB Virginia Tech from Washington
5144 Shiloh Keo S Idaho from Washington
5152 T. J. Yates QB North Carolina from Washington
7214 Derek Newton OT Arkansas State
7254 Cheta Ozougwu DE Rice

2012

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
126 Whitney Mercilus LB Illinois
368 DeVier Posey WR Ohio State from Tampa Bay
376 Brandon Brooks* OG Miami (OH) from Philadelphia
499 Ben Jones C Georgia from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia
4121 Keshawn Martin WR Michigan State
4126 Jared Crick DE Nebraska from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay
5161 Randy Bullock PK Texas A&M
6195 Nick Mondek OT Purdue

2013

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
127 DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson
257 D. J. Swearinger S South Carolina
389 Brennan Williams OT North Carolina
395 Sam Montgomery DE LSU
4124 Trevardo Williams DE Connecticut
6176 David Quessenberry OT San Jose State from Tennessee via Minnesota, Arizona, and Oakland
6195 Alan Bonner WR Jacksonville State
6198 Chris Jones DT Bowling Green from Atlanta via St. Louis
6201 Ryan Griffin TE Connecticut

2014

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina
233 Xavier Su'a-Filo OG UCLA
365 C. J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa
383 Louis Nix III DT Notre Dame from Pittsburgh via Cleveland and Philadelphia
4135 Tom Savage QB Pittsburgh
6177 Jeoffrey Pagan DE Alabama
6181 Alfred Blue RB LSU from Oakland
6211 Jay Prosch FB Auburn
7216 Andre Hal CB Vanderbilt
7256 Lonnie Ballentine S Memphis

2015

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
116 Kevin Johnson CB Wake Forest
243 Benardrick McKinney ILB Mississippi State
370 Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State
5175 Keith Mumphery WR Michigan State (Compensatory Selection)
6211 Reshard Cliett OLB South Florida (Compensatory Selection)
6216 Christian Covington NT Rice (Compensatory Selection)
7235 Kenny Hilliard RB LSU

2016

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
121 Will Fuller V WR Notre Dame (From Washington)
250 Nick Martin C Notre Dame
385 Braxton Miller WR Ohio State (From Atlanta)
4119 Tyler Ervin RB San Jose State
5159 K. J. Dillon SS West Virginia
5166 D. J. Reader DT Clemson (From New England)

2017

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
112 Deshaun Watson QB Clemson (From Cleveland)
257 Zach Cunningham LB Vanderbilt
389 D'Onta Foreman RB Texas
4130 Julién Davenport OT Bucknell
4142 Carlos Watkins DT Clemson (From Cleveland)
5169 Treston Decoud CB Oregon State
7243 Kyle Fuller C Baylor

2018

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
368 Justin Reid S Stanford
380 Martinas Rankin OT Mississippi State (From Seattle)
398 Jordan Akins TE Central Florida
4103 Keke Coutee WR Texas Tech
6177 Duke Ejiofor DE Wake Forest
6211 Jordan Thomas TE Mississippi State
6214 Peter Kalambayi LB Stanford
7222 Jermaine Kelly CB San Jose State

2019

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
123 Tytus Howard OT Alabama State
254 Lonnie Johnson Jr. CB Kentucky from Seattle
255 Max Scharping OT Northern Illinois
386 Kahale Warring TE San Diego State
5161 Charles Omenihu DE Texas
6195 Xavier Crawford CB Central Michigan
7220 Cullen Gillaspia FB Texas A&M from NY Giants via Denver

2020

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
240 Ross Blacklock Defensive tackle TCU from Arizona
390 Jonathan Greenard Defensive end Florida
4126 Charlie Heck Offensive tackle North Carolina from LA Rams
4141 John Reid Cornerback Penn State from Miami
5171 Isaiah Coulter Wide receiver Rhode Island

2021

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
367 Davis Mills Quarterback Stanford
389 Nico Collins Wide receiver Michigan from Cleveland via Carolina
5147 Brevin Jordan Tight end Miami
5170 Garret Wallow Linebacker TCU from Cleveland via Jacksonville and LA Rams
6195 Roy Lopez Defensive tackle Arizona from Dallas via New England

2022

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Derek Stingley Jr. Cornerback LSU
115 Kenyon Green Guard Texas A&M from Miami via Philadelphia
237 Jalen Pitre Safety Baylor
244 John Metchie III Wide receiver Alabama from Cleveland
375 Christian Harris Linebacker Alabama via Denver
4107 Dameon Pierce Running back Florida from Seattle via Cleveland
5150 Thomas Booker Defensive end Stanford from Chicago
5170 Teagan Quitoriano Tight end Oregon State from Tampa Bay via New England
6205 Austin Deculus Offensive tackle LSU from Green Bay

2023

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
12 C. J. Stroud Quarterback Ohio State
13 Will Anderson Jr. Outside linebacker Alabama from Arizona
262 Juice Scruggs Center Penn State
369 Tank Dell Wide receiver Houston from Los Angeles Rams
4109 Dylan Horton Defensive end TCU from Las Vegas
5167 Henry To'oTo'o Linebacker Alabama from Los Angeles Rams
6201 Jarrett Patterson Center Notre Dame from Minnesota
6202 Xavier Hutchinson Wide receiver Iowa State from Buffalo
7248 Brandon Hill Safety Pittsburgh from Philadelphia

Notes and references

  1. Known legally at the time as Gregory White.

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