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
edit| = Pro Bowler |
* Asterisk indicates a player who was selected to the Pro Bowl only as a member of another team.
Expansion Draft
edit2002
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Known legally at the time as Gregory White.