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

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= Pro Bowler

* Asterisk indicates a player who was selected to the Pro Bowl only as a member of another team.

Expansion Draft

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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

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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 Stylez G. White[1] DE Minnesota
7 261 Ahmad Miller DT UNLV

2003

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

2020

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Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 40 Ross Blacklock Defensive tackle TCU from Arizona
3 90 Jonathan Greenard Defensive end Florida
4 126 Charlie Heck Offensive tackle North Carolina from LA Rams
4 141 John Reid Cornerback Penn State from Miami
5 171 Isaiah Coulter Wide receiver Rhode Island

2021

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Round Pick Player Position College Notes
3 67 Davis Mills Quarterback Stanford
3 89 Nico Collins Wide receiver Michigan from Cleveland via Carolina
5 147 Brevin Jordan Tight end Miami
5 170 Garret Wallow Linebacker TCU from Cleveland via Jacksonville and LA Rams
6 195 Roy Lopez Defensive tackle Arizona from Dallas via New England

2022

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Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Derek Stingley Jr. Cornerback LSU
1 15 Kenyon Green Guard Texas A&M from Miami via Philadelphia
2 37 Jalen Pitre Safety Baylor
2 44 John Metchie III Wide receiver Alabama from Cleveland
3 75 Christian Harris Linebacker Alabama via Denver
4 107 Dameon Pierce Running back Florida from Seattle via Cleveland
5 150 Thomas Booker Defensive end Stanford from Chicago
5 170 Teagan Quitoriano Tight end Oregon State from Tampa Bay via New England
6 205 Austin Deculus Offensive tackle LSU from Green Bay

2023

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Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 C. J. Stroud Quarterback Ohio State
1 3 Will Anderson Jr. Outside linebacker Alabama from Arizona
2 62 Juice Scruggs Center Penn State
3 69 Tank Dell Wide receiver Houston from Los Angeles Rams
4 109 Dylan Horton Defensive end TCU from Las Vegas
5 167 Henry To'oTo'o Linebacker Alabama from Los Angeles Rams
6 201 Jarrett Patterson Center Notre Dame from Minnesota
6 202 Xavier Hutchinson Wide receiver Iowa State from Buffalo
7 248 Brandon Hill Safety Pittsburgh from Philadelphia

2024

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Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 42 Kamari Lassiter Cornerback Georgia from Minnesota
2 59 Blake Fisher Offensive tackle Notre Dame
3 78 Calen Bullock Safety USC from Seattle via Washington and Philadelphia
4 123 Cade Stover Tight end Ohio State from Cleveland via Houston and Philadelphia
6 188 Jamal Hill Linebacker Oregon from Las Vegas via New England and Minnesota
6 205 Jawhar Jordan Running back Louisville from Detroit
7 238 Solomon Byrd Defensive end USC from New Orleans
7 247 Marcus Harris Defensive tackle Auburn
7 249 LaDarius Henderson Guard Michigan from Detroit

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Known legally at the time as Gregory White.