Houston Texans
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Texans top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
23
Hall of Famers
1
4.3% hit rate
Avg pick slot
13.7
Highest pick
#1
David Carr · 2002
All-time record
174–214–1
0.449 win %
Playoff seasons
9
of 24
The Story
- Houston Texans have made 23 first-round selections and produced 1 Hall of Famers (4.3% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 2002, when they took David Carr.
- Across 24 seasons in this dataset they have a 174-214-1 record (0.449) and reached the playoffs 9 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Houston Texans added an average of 3.1 wins versus the prior year (7 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 6 times in Round 1.
- South Carolina is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 2 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 2012: 12-4-0 (+85 point differential).
- Their worst was 2005: 2-14-0 (-171 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #3 | Andre Johnson | 4 | 5 | +1 | HoF |
| 2004 | #10 | Dunta Robinson | 5 | 7 | +2 | |
| 2006 | #1 | Mario Williams | 2 | 6 | +4 | |
| 2007 | #10 | Amobi Okoye | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 2014 | #1 | Jadeveon Clowney | 2 | 9 | +7 | |
| 2022 | #3 | Derek Stingley Jr. | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 2023 | #2 |
C.J. Stroud
+ #3 Will Anderson
|
3 | 10 | +7 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #3 | Andre Johnson | WR | Miami (FL) |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #1 | David Carr | QB | Fresno St. | |
| 2003 | #3 | Andre Johnson | WR | Miami (FL) | HoF |
| 2004 | #10 | Dunta Robinson | DB | South Carolina | |
| 2004 | #27 | Jason Babin | LB | Western Michigan | |
| 2005 | #16 | Travis Johnson | DT | Florida St. | |
| 2006 | #1 | Mario Williams | DE | North Carolina St. | |
| 2007 | #10 | Amobi Okoye | DT | Louisville | |
| 2008 | #26 | Duane Brown | T | Virginia Tech | |
| 2009 | #15 | Brian Cushing | LB | USC | |
| 2010 | #20 | Kareem Jackson | DB | Alabama | |
| 2011 | #11 | J.J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin | |
| 2012 | #26 | Whitney Mercilus | DE | Illinois | |
| 2013 | #27 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Clemson | |
| 2014 | #1 | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina | |
| 2015 | #16 | Kevin Johnson | CB | Wake Forest | |
| 2016 | #21 | Will Fuller | WR | Notre Dame | |
| 2017 | #12 | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson | |
| 2019 | #23 | Tytus Howard | T | Alabama St. | |
| 2022 | #3 | Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU | |
| 2022 | #15 | Kenyon Green | OL | Texas A&M | |
| 2023 | #2 | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio St. | |
| 2023 | #3 | Will Anderson | LB | Alabama | |
| 2026 | #26 | Keylan Rutledge | G | Georgia Tech |