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	Ihab Salaymeh	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
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 ^{(Supplemental Draft)}	Milford Brown	OG	Florida State
7/229	Greg White	DE	Minnesota
7/261	Ahmad Miller	DT	UNLV

2003

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/3	Andre Johnson	WR	Miami (FL)
2/41 ^{(from New England)}	Bennie Joppru	TE	Michigan
2/0 ^{(Supplemental Draft)}	Tony Hollings	RB	Georgia Tech
3/67	Antwan Peek	LB	Cincinnati
3/75 ^{(from New England)}	Seth Wand	OT	NW Missouri State
3/88 ^{(from Atlanta)}	Dave Ragone	QB	Louisville
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
1/10	Dunta Robinson	CB	South Carolina
1/27 ^{(from Tennessee)}	Jason Babin*	DE	Western Michigan
4/122 ^{(from Indianapolis)}	Glenn Earl	S	Notre Dame
6/170	Vontez Duff	CB	Notre Dame
6/175 ^{(from Jacksonville)}	Jammal Lord	S	Nebraska
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
1/16 ^{(from New Orleans)}	Travis Johnson	DT	Florida State
3/73 ^{(from Dallas)}	Vernand Morency	RB	Oklahoma State
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
1/1	Mario Williams	DE	North Carolina State
2/33	DeMeco Ryans	LB	Alabama
3/65	Charles Spencer	OT	Pittsburgh
3/66 ^{(from New Orleans)}	Eric Winston	OT	Miami (FL)
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
1/10 ^{(from Atlanta)}	Amobi Okoye	DT	Louisville
3/73	Jacoby Jones*	WR	Lane
4/123 ^{(from New Orleans)}	Fred Bennett	CB	South Carolina
5/144	Brandon Harrison	S	Stanford
5/163 ^{(from New Orleans)}	Brandon Frye	OT	Virginia Tech
6/183	Kasey Studdard	OG	Texas
7/218	Zac Diles	LB	Kansas State

2008

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/26 ^{(from Baltimore)}	Duane Brown	OT	Virginia Tech
3/79	Antwaun Molden	CB	Eastern Kentucky
3/89 ^{(from Baltimore)}	Steve Slaton	RB	West Virginia
4/118	Xavier Adibi	LB	Virginia Tech
5/151	Frank Okam	DT	Texas
6/173 ^{(from Baltimore)}	Dominique Barber	S	Minnesota
7/223	Alex Brink	QB	Washington State

2009

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
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 ^{(from Minnesota)}	Anthony Hill	TE	North Carolina State
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
1/20	Kareem Jackson	CB	Alabama
2/58 ^{(from New England)}	Ben Tate	RB	Auburn
3/81	Earl Mitchell	DT	Arizona
4/102 ^{(from Kansas City)}	Darryl Sharpton	LB	Miami (FL)
4/118	Garrett Graham	TE	Wisconsin
5/144 ^{(from Kansas City)}	Sherrick McManis	CB	Northwestern
6/187	Shelley Smith	OG	Colorado State
6/197 ^{(from San Diego)}	Trindon Holliday	WR	LSU
7/227	Dorin Dickerson	TE	Pittsburgh

2011

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/11	J. J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin
2/42	Brooks Reed	LB	Arizona
2/60 ^{(from New England)}	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (FL)
4/127 ^{(from Washington)}	Rashad Carmichael	CB	Virginia Tech
5/144 ^{(from Washington)}	Shiloh Keo	S	Idaho
5/152 ^{(from Washington)}	T. J. Yates	QB	North Carolina
7/214	Derek Newton	OT	Arkansas State
7/254	Cheta Ozougwu	DE	Rice

2012

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/26	Whitney Mercilus	LB	Illinois
3/68 ^{(from Tampa Bay)}	DeVier Posey	WR	Ohio State
3/76 ^{(from Philadelphia)}	Brandon Brooks	OG	Miami (OH)
4/99 ^{(from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia)}	Ben Jones	C	Georgia
4/121	Keshawn Martin	WR	Michigan State
4/126 ^{(from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay)}	Jared Crick	DE	Nebraska
5/161	Randy Bullock	PK	Texas A&M
6/195	Nick Mondek	OT	Purdue

2013

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
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 ^{(from Tennessee via Minnesota, Arizona, and Oakland)}	David Quessenberry	OT	San Jose State
6/195	Alan Bonner	WR	Jacksonville State
6/198 ^{(from Atlanta via St. Louis)}	Chris Jones	DT	Bowling Green
6/201	Ryan Griffin	TE	Connecticut

2014

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/1	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	South Carolina
2/33	Xavier Su'a-Filo	OG	UCLA
3/65	C. J. Fiedorowicz	TE	Iowa
3/83 ^{(from Pittsburgh via Cleveland and Philadelphia)}	Louis Nix III	DT	Notre Dame
4/135	Tom Savage	QB	Pittsburgh
6/177	Jeoffrey Pagan	DE	Alabama
6/181 ^{(from Oakland)}	Alfred Blue	RB	LSU
6/211	Jay Prosch	FB	Auburn
7/216	Andre Hal	CB	Vanderbilt
7/256	Lonnie Ballentine	S	Memphis

First-Round Draft Picks by year

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

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
Quarterback	6	1
Running Back	7	0
Fullback	1	0
Wide Receiver	9	2
Tight End	6	0
Offensive Tackle	7	1
Offensive Guard	6	0
Center	4	0
Defensive End	7	3
Defensive Tackle	8	2
Linebacker	10	2
Cornerback	11	2
Safety	9	0
Kicker	1	0
Punter	0	0

Draft Picks by College

The following schools have had multiple players selected by the Houston Texans since 2002.

Picks	College
4	Virginia Tech
4	Miami (FL)
3	Louisville
	Texas
	Alabama
	LSU
	Pittsburgh
	Wisconsin
2	Florida State
	Kansas State
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	New Mexico
	North Carolina State
	Notre Dame
	South Carolina
	Texas A&M
	Rice
	Nebraska
	Ohio State
	Arizona
	Colorado State
	Arizona State
	Cincinnati

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
3	Texas
2	Rice
2	Texas A&M
1	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.

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v t e Houston Texans
Founded in 2002 Based and headquartered in Houston, Texas
Franchise	History Seasons Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks 2002 Expansion draft First-round draft picks Draft selections Records Awards and Honors Pro Bowl selections
Stadiums	NRG Stadium
Culture and lore	Toro "Bulls on Parade" Bull Pen Pep Band Battle Red Day Cheerleaders
Rivalries	Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys
Division championships (3)	2011 2012 2015
Playoff appearances (3)	2011 2012 2015
Key personnel	Owner: Bob McNair General Manager: Rick Smith Head Coach: Bill O'Brien
Media	Fox Sports Houston KTRK-TV KILT-AM KILT-FM
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division
Seasons (14)	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Houston Texans draft history

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