Ranking the Texans' all-time draft picks
May 6, 2014 2:55 PM
For the fourth consecutive season, I’ve ranked the Texans’ draft choices in order. It’s easy at the bottom because there were so many disappointments – some because of injuries, some because of bad fits or bad coaching or bad systems or a combination of all. My rankings are based on where a player was drafted, what he’s accomplished as an individual and what his teams have achieved and what his potential is. Obviously, next season, the rankings will change again. -- John McClain less
For the fourth consecutive season, I’ve ranked the Texans’ draft choices in order. It’s easy at the bottom because there were so many disappointments – some because of injuries, some because of bad fits ... more
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101. Sam Montgomery - OLB, Round 3, 95 overall
101. Sam Montgomery - OLB, Round 3, 95 overall
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100. Charles Hill - DT, 2002, Round 3, 83 overall
100. Charles Hill - DT, 2002, Round 3, 83 overall
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99. Bennie Joppru - TE, 2003, Round 2, 41 overall
99. Bennie Joppru - TE, 2003, Round 2, 41 overall
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98. Tony Hollings - RB, 2003, Round 2, supplemental pick
98. Tony Hollings - RB, 2003, Round 2, supplemental pick
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97. Howard Green - DT, 2002, Round 6, 190 overall
97. Howard Green - DT, 2002, Round 6, 190 overall
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96. Dave Ragone - QB, 2003, Round 3, 88 overall
96. Dave Ragone - QB, 2003, Round 3, 88 overall
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95. Drew Henson - QB, 2003, Round 6, 192 overall
95. Drew Henson - QB, 2003, Round 6, 192 overall
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94. Greg White - DE, 2002, Round 7, 229 overall
94. Greg White - DE, 2002, Round 7, 229 overall
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93. Ahmad Miller - DT, 2002, Round 7, 261 overall
93. Ahmad Miller - DT, 2002, Round 7, 261 overall
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92. Keith Wright - DT, 2003, Round 6, 214 overall
92. Keith Wright - DT, 2003, Round 6, 214 overall
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91. Chance Pearce - C, 2003, Round 7, 233 overall
91. Chance Pearce - C, 2003, Round 7, 233 overall
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90. Curry Burns - S, 2003, Round 7, 217 overall
90. Curry Burns - S, 2003, Round 7, 217 overall
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89. Raheem Orr - OLB, 2004, Round 7,
89. Raheem Orr - OLB, 2004, Round 7,
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88. Alex Brink - QB, 2008, Round 7, 223 overall
88. Alex Brink - QB, 2008, Round 7, 223 overall
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87. B.J. Symons - QB, 2004, Round 7, 248 overall
87. B.J. Symons - QB, 2004, Round 7, 248 overall
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86. Sloan Thomas - WR, 2004, Round 7, 211 overall
86. Sloan Thomas - WR, 2004, Round 7, 211 overall
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85. Kenneth Pettway - LB, 2005, Round 7, 277 overall
85. Kenneth Pettway - LB, 2005, Round 7, 277 overall
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84. Cheta Ozougwu - LB, 2011, Round 7, 254 overall
84. Cheta Ozougwu - LB, 2011, Round 7, 254 overall
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83. Jammal Lord - S, 2004, Round 6, 175 overall
83. Jammal Lord - S, 2004, Round 6, 175 overall
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82. Nick Mondek - T, 2012, Round 6, 195 overall
82. Nick Mondek - T, 2012, Round 6, 195 overall
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81. Vontez Duff - CB, 2004, Round 6, 170 overall
81. Vontez Duff - CB, 2004, Round 6, 170 overall
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80. Brandon Harrison - S, 2007, Round 5, 144 overall
80. Brandon Harrison - S, 2007, Round 5, 144 overall
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79. Brandon Frye - OT, 2007, Round 5, 163 overall
79. Brandon Frye - OT, 2007, Round 5, 163 overall
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78. Frank Okam - DT, 2008, Round 5, 151 overall
78. Frank Okam - DT, 2008, Round 5, 151 overall
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77. Dorin Dickerson - TE, 2010, Round 7, 227 overall
77. Dorin Dickerson - TE, 2010, Round 7, 227 overall
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76. Shelley Smith - OG, 2010, Round 6, 187 overall
76. Shelley Smith - OG, 2010, Round 6, 187 overall
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75. Anthony Hill - TE, 2009, Round 4, 122 overall
75. Anthony Hill - TE, 2009, Round 4, 122 overall
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74. Ramon Walker - S, 2002, Round 5, 153 overall
74. Ramon Walker - S, 2002, Round 5, 153 overall
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73. Jarrod Baxter - FB, 2002, Round 5, 136 overall
73. Jarrod Baxter - FB, 2002, Round 5, 136 overall
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72. Sherrick McManis - CB, 2010, Round 5, 144 overall
72. Sherrick McManis - CB, 2010, Round 5, 144 overall
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71. Fred Bennett - CB, 2007, Round 4, 123 overall
71. Fred Bennett - CB, 2007, Round 4, 123 overall
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70. Antwaun Molden - CB, 2008, Round 3, 79 overall
70. Antwaun Molden - CB, 2008, Round 3, 79 overall
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69. Rashad Carmichael, CB, 2011, Round 4, 127 overall
69. Rashad Carmichael, CB, 2011, Round 4, 127 overall
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68. Alan Bonner - WR, 2013, Round 6, 195 overall
68. Alan Bonner - WR, 2013, Round 6, 195 overall
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67. Charles Spencer - OT, 2006, Round 3, 65 overall
67. Charles Spencer - OT, 2006, Round 3, 65 overall
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66. Dominique Barber - S, Round 6, 173 overall
66. Dominique Barber - S, Round 6, 173 overall
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65. Xavier Adibi - LB, 2008, Round 4, 118 overall
65. Xavier Adibi - LB, 2008, Round 4, 118 overall
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64. Vernand Morency - RB, 2005, Round 3, 73 overall
64. Vernand Morency - RB, 2005, Round 3, 73 overall
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63. Drew Hodgdon - C, 2005, Round 5, 151 overall
63. Drew Hodgdon - C, 2005, Round 5, 151 overall
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62. Chris Jones - NT, 2013, Round 6, 198 overall
62. Chris Jones - NT, 2013, Round 6, 198 overall
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61. Trevardo Williams - OLB, 2013, Round 4, 124 overall
61. Trevardo Williams - OLB, 2013, Round 4, 124 overall
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60. Demarcus Faggins - CB, 2002, Round 6, 173 overall
60. Demarcus Faggins - CB, 2002, Round 6, 173 overall
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59. Trindon Holliday - WR, 2010, Round 6, 197 overall
59. Trindon Holliday - WR, 2010, Round 6, 197 overall
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58. Antoine Caldwell - C, 2009, Round 3, 77 overall
58. Antoine Caldwell - C, 2009, Round 3, 77 overall
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57. Milford Brown - OG, 2002, Round 6, supplemental pick
57. Milford Brown - OG, 2002, Round 6, supplemental pick
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56. Fred Weary - OG, 2002, Round 3, 66 overall
56. Fred Weary - OG, 2002, Round 3, 66 overall
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55. Wali Lundy - RB, 2006, Round 6, 170 overall
55. Wali Lundy - RB, 2006, Round 6, 170 overall
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54. David Quessenberry - G, 2013, Round 6, 176 overall
54. David Quessenberry - G, 2013, Round 6, 176 overall
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53. Brennan Williams - OT, 2013, Round 3, 89 overall
53. Brennan Williams - OT, 2013, Round 3, 89 overall
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52. Kasey Studdard - OG, 2007, Round 6, 183 overall
52. Kasey Studdard - OG, 2007, Round 6, 183 overall
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51. DeVier Posey - WR, 2012, Round 3, 68 overall
51. DeVier Posey - WR, 2012, Round 3, 68 overall
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50. Randy Bullock - K, 2012, Round 5, 161 overall
50. Randy Bullock - K, 2012, Round 5, 161 overall
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49. Seth Wand - OT, 2003, Round 3, 75 overall
49. Seth Wand - OT, 2003, Round 3, 75 overall
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48. Glenn Earl - S, 2004, Round 4, 122 overall
48. Glenn Earl - S, 2004, Round 4, 122 overall
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47. Jared Crick - DE, 2012, Round 4, 126 overall
47. Jared Crick - DE, 2012, Round 4, 126 overall
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46. Jonathan Wells - RB, 2002, Round 4, 99 overall
46. Jonathan Wells - RB, 2002, Round 4, 99 overall
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45. Troy Nolan - S, 2009, Round 7, 223 overall
45. Troy Nolan - S, 2009, Round 7, 223 overall
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44. Ryan Griffin - TE, 2013, Round 6, 201 overall
44. Ryan Griffin - TE, 2013, Round 6, 201 overall
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43. Antwan Peek - LB, 2003, Round 3, 67 overall
43. Antwan Peek - LB, 2003, Round 3, 67 overall
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42. Jerome Mathis - WR, 2005, Round 4, 114 overall
42. Jerome Mathis - WR, 2005, Round 4, 114 overall
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41. Ben Jones - C, 2012, Round 4, 99 overall
41. Ben Jones - C, 2012, Round 4, 99 overall
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40. David Anderson - WR, 2006, Round 7, 251 overall
40. David Anderson - WR, 2006, Round 7, 251 overall
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39. T.J. Yates - QB, 2011, Round 5, 152 overall
39. T.J. Yates - QB, 2011, Round 5, 152 overall
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38. C.C. Brown - S, 2005, Round 6, 188 overall
38. C.C. Brown - S, 2005, Round 6, 188 overall
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37. Keshawn Martin - WR, 2012, Round 4, 121 overall
37. Keshawn Martin - WR, 2012, Round 4, 121 overall
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36. Brandon Harris - CB, 2011, Round 2, 60 overall
36. Brandon Harris - CB, 2011, Round 2, 60 overall
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35. Shiloh Keo - SS, 2011, Round 5, 144 overall
35. Shiloh Keo - SS, 2011, Round 5, 144 overall
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34. Zac Diles - LB, 2007, Round 7, 218 overall
34. Zac Diles - LB, 2007, Round 7, 218 overall
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33. D.J. Swearinger - SS, 2013, Round 2, 57 overall
33. D.J. Swearinger - SS, 2013, Round 2, 57 overall
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32. Darryl Sharpton - LB, 2010, Round 4, 102 overall
32. Darryl Sharpton - LB, 2010, Round 4, 102 overall
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31. Brandon Brooks - G, 2012, Round 3, 76 overall
31. Brandon Brooks - G, 2012, Round 3, 76 overall
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30. Garrett Graham - TE, 2010, Round 4, 118 overall
30. Garrett Graham - TE, 2010, Round 4, 118 overall
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29. Jason Babin - DE, 2004, Round 1, 27 overall
29. Jason Babin - DE, 2004, Round 1, 27 overall
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28. Earl Mitchell - DT, 2010, Round 3, 81 overall
28. Earl Mitchell - DT, 2010, Round 3, 81 overall
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27. Jacoby Jones- WR, 2007, Round 3, 73 overall.
27. Jacoby Jones- WR, 2007, Round 3, 73 overall.
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26. James Casey - TE, 2009, Round 5, 152 overall
26. James Casey - TE, 2009, Round 5, 152 overall
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25. Derek Newton, OL, 2011, Round 7, 214 overall
25. Derek Newton, OL, 2011, Round 7, 214 overall
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24. Steve Slaton - RB, 2008, Round 3, 89 overall
24. Steve Slaton - RB, 2008, Round 3, 89 overall
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23. David Carr - QB, 2002, Round 1, 1 overall
23. David Carr - QB, 2002, Round 1, 1 overall
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22. Travis Johnson - DT, 2005, Round 1, 16 overall
22. Travis Johnson - DT, 2005, Round 1, 16 overall
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21. Amobi Okoye - DT, 2007, Round 1, 10 overall
21. Amobi Okoye - DT, 2007, Round 1, 10 overall
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20. DeAndre Hopkins - WR, 2013, Round 1, 27 overall
20. DeAndre Hopkins - WR, 2013, Round 1, 27 overall
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19. Brice McCain - CB, 2009, Round 6, 188 overall
19. Brice McCain - CB, 2009, Round 6, 188 overall
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18. Ben Tate - RB, 2010, Round 2, 58 overall
18. Ben Tate - RB, 2010, Round 2, 58 overall
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17. Whitney Mercilus - OLB, 2012, Round 1, 26 overall
17. Whitney Mercilus - OLB, 2012, Round 1, 26 overall
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16. Domanick Davis - RB, 2003, Round 4, 101 overall
16. Domanick Davis - RB, 2003, Round 4, 101 overall
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15. Glover Quin - SS, 2009, Round 4, 112 overall
15. Glover Quin - SS, 2009, Round 4, 112 overall
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14. Brooks Reed - LB, 2011, Round 2, 42 overall
14. Brooks Reed - LB, 2011, Round 2, 42 overall
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13. Jabar Gaffney - WR, 2002, Round 2, 33 overall
13. Jabar Gaffney - WR, 2002, Round 2, 33 overall
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