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HOUSTON TEXANS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
October 17
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
Starter Need Medium (P3)
NT
DL3T
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
OT
ILB
CB
Depth Fill (P4)
RB
WRS
OG
OC
TE
DL5T
OLB
SFTY
CBN
Late Round Fill (P6)
WR
EDGE
Minimal Need (P9)
QB
TEXANS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from 2026 Consensus Mock Draft:
2026 Mock Draft #14
Most recent mock draft update:
1/8/26
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R1
27
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Houston
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Kayden McDonald
Ohio State
DL1T
Reach/Value:
-12
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
326
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R2
38
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Houston (Trade)
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Anthony Hill Jr.
Texas
ILB
Reach/Value:
2
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
235
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R2
59
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Houston
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Keith Abney II
Arizona State
CB
Reach/Value:
1
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Height:
5'10"
Weight:
195
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R3
69
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Houston (Trade)
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Tyreak Sapp
Florida
DL5T
Reach/Value:
10
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
275
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HOU g NYG (2025 Draft Trade)
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R4
106
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Houston
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James Smith
Alabama
DL3T
Reach/Value:
-12
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
295
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R4
126
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Houston (Trade)
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Blake Miller
Clemson
OT
Reach/Value:
-11
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
315
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NE g CHI t KC (2025 Draft Trade)
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R5
164
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Houston
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Tao Johnson
Utah
S
Reach/Value:
11
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
193
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R7
243
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Houston (Trade)
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Keyron Crawford
Auburn
EDGE
Reach/Value:
12
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
255
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TEXANS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2025 | 2 | 34 | Jayden Higgins | Iowa State | WR | Reach | -11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 48 | Aireontae Ersery | Minnesota | OT | Value | +9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 79 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | WRS | Value | +21 |
| 2025 | 3 | 97 | Jaylin Smith | USC | CBN | Reach | -43 |
| 2025 | 4 | 116 | Jo'Quavious Marks | USC | RB | Reach | -51 |
| 2025 | 6 | 187 | Jaylen Reed | Penn State | S | Reach | -32 |
| 2025 | 6 | 197 | Graham Mertz | Florida | QB | Reach | -143 |
| 2025 | 7 | 224 | Kyonte Hamilton | Rutgers | DL3T | Reach | -65 |
| 2025 | 7 | 255 | Luke Lachey | Iowa | TE | Value | +83 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2024 | 2 | 42 | Kamari Lassiter | Georgia | CB | Reach | -63 |
| 2024 | 2 | 59 | Blake Fisher | Notre Dame | OT | Reach | -26 |
| 2024 | 3 | 78 | Calen Bullock | USC | S | Reach | -14 |
| 2024 | 4 | 123 | Cade Stover | Ohio State | TE | Value | +11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 188 | Jamal Hill | Oregon | ILB | Reach | -121 |
| 2024 | 6 | 205 | Jawhar Jordan | Louisville | RB | Reach | -111 |
| 2024 | 7 | 238 | Solomon Byrd | USC | EDGE | Reach | -106 |
| 2024 | 7 | 247 | Marcus Harris | Auburn | DL5T | Value | +24 |
| 2024 | 7 | 249 | Ladarius Henderson | Michigan | OT | Value | +70 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | QB | Reach | -1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | EDGE | Value | +2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 62 | Juice Scruggs | Penn State | OC | Reach | -60 |
| 2023 | 3 | 69 | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | WRS | Reach | -5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 109 | Dylan Horton | TCU | EDGE | Reach | -39 |
| 2023 | 5 | 167 | Henry To'o To'o | Alabama | ILB | Value | +75 |
| 2023 | 6 | 201 | Jarrett Patterson | Notre Dame | OG | Value | +29 |
| 2023 | 6 | 205 | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | WR | Value | +60 |
| 2023 | 7 | 248 | Brandon Hill | Pitt | S | Value | +47 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | Derek Stingley Jr. | LSU | CB | Reach | -6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | Kenyon Green | Texas A&M | OG | Reach | -22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 37 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | S | Reach | -9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 44 | John Metchie III | Alabama | WRS | Reach | -20 |
| 2022 | 3 | 75 | Christian Harris | Alabama | ILB | Reach | -13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 107 | Dameon Pierce | Florida | RB | Value | +31 |
| 2022 | 5 | 150 | Thomas Booker | Stanford | DL3T | Value | +1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 170 | Teagan Quitoriano | Oregon State | TE | Reach | -84 |
| 2022 | 6 | 205 | Austin Deculus | LSU | OT | Reach | -153 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 3 | 67 | Davis Mills | Stanford | QB | Reach | -64 |
| 2021 | 3 | 89 | Nico Collins | Michigan | WR | Reach | -35 |
| 2021 | 5 | 147 | Brevin Jordan | Miami (FL) | TE | Value | +52 |
| 2021 | 5 | 170 | Garret Wallow | TCU | OLB | Reach | -47 |
| 2021 | 6 | 195 | Roy Lopez | Arizona | DL1T | Reach | -79 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 2 | 40 | Ross Blacklock | TCU | DL3T | Value | +6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 90 | Jonathan Greenard | Florida | EDGE | Reach | -23 |
| 2020 | 4 | 126 | Charlie Heck | North Carolina | OT | Reach | -84 |
| 2020 | 4 | 141 | John Reid | Penn State | CB | Reach | -74 |
| 2020 | 5 | 171 | Isaiah Coulter | Rhode Island | WR | Reach | -58 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 23 | Tytus Howard | Alabama State | OT | Reach | -46 |
| 2019 | 2 | 54 | Lonnie Johnson | Kentucky | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 55 | Max Scharping | Northern Illinois | OT | Reach | -46 |
| 2019 | 3 | 86 | Kahale Warring | San Diego State | TE | Reach | -52 |
| 2019 | 5 | 161 | Charles Omenihu | Texas | DL3T | Value | +66 |
| 2019 | 6 | 195 | Xavier Crawford | C Michigan | CB | Reach | -62 |
| 2019 | 7 | 220 | Cullen Gillaspia | Texas A&M | FB | Reach | -68 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 3 | 68 | Justin Reid | Stanford | S | Value | +22 |
| 2018 | 3 | 80 | Martinas Rankin | Mississippi State | OT | Reach | -20 |
| 2018 | 3 | 98 | Jordan Akins | Central Florida | TE | Reach | -78 |
| 2018 | 4 | 103 | Keke Coutee | Texas Tech | WRS | Reach | -33 |
| 2018 | 6 | 177 | Duke Ejiofor | Wake Forest | EDGE | Reach | -45 |
| 2018 | 6 | 211 | Jordan Thomas | Mississippi State | TE | Reach | -137 |
| 2018 | 6 | 214 | Peter Kalambayi | Stanford | EDGE | Reach | -56 |
| 2018 | 7 | 222 | Jermaine Kelly | San Jose St | DB | Reach | -107 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | QB | Reach | -14 |
| 2017 | 2 | 57 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | OLB | Value | +4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 89 | D'Onta Foreman | Texas | RBF | Reach | -21 |
| 2017 | 4 | 130 | Julien Davenport | Bucknell | OT | Reach | -5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 142 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | DT | Value | +9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 169 | Treston Decoud | Oregon State | CB | Value | +0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 243 | Kyle Fuller | Baylor | C | Value | +21 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 21 | William Fuller | Notre Dame | WR | Reach | -7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 50 | Nick Martin | Notre Dame | OC | Reach | -18 |
| 2016 | 3 | 85 | Braxton Miller | Ohio St | WR | Value | +28 |
| 2016 | 4 | 119 | Tyler Ervin | San Jose St | RBC | Reach | -43 |
| 2016 | 5 | 159 | K.J. Dillon | West Virginia | S | Reach | -88 |
| 2016 | 5 | 166 | D.J. Reader | Clemson | DL3T | Value | +50 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 16 | Kevin Johnson | Wake Forest | CB | Reach | -12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 43 | Benardrick McKinney | Mississippi St | ILB | Reach | -1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 70 | Jaelen Strong | Arizona St | WR | Value | +38 |
| 2015 | 5 | 175 | Keith Mumphery | Michigan State | WR | Reach | -181 |
| 2015 | 6 | 211 | Reshard Cliett | South Florida | OLB | Reach | -243 |
| 2015 | 6 | 216 | Christian Covington | Rice | DL3T | Value | +66 |
| 2015 | 7 | 235 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | RB | Reach | -73 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | Jadeveon Clowney | South Carolina | EDGE | Value | +0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 33 | Xavier Su'a-Filo | UCLA | OG | Value | +4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 65 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | Iowa | TE | Reach | -39 |
| 2014 | 3 | 83 | Louis Nix | Notre Dame | DL1T | Value | +60 |
| 2014 | 4 | 135 | Tom Savage | Pittsburgh | QB | Value | +45 |
| 2014 | 6 | 177 | Jeoffrey Pagan | Alabama | DL5T | Value | +18 |
| 2014 | 6 | 181 | Alfred Blue | LSU | RB | Reach | -62 |
| 2014 | 6 | 211 | Jay Prosch | Auburn | FB | Value | +6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 216 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | CB | Reach | -71 |
| 2014 | 7 | 256 | Lonnie Ballentine | Memphis | S | Reach | -56 |