Houston Texans
First-round draft picks by year
Columns: Year | Pick | Player | Position | College
2002 | 1st overall | David Carr | Quarterback | Fresno State | 2003 | 3rd overall | Andre Johnson | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | 2004 | 10th overall | Dunta Robinson | Cornerback | South Carolina | 2004 | 27th overall (from Tennessee) | Jason Babin * | Defensive end | Western Michigan | 2005 | 16th overall (from New Orleans) | Travis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Florida State | 2006 | 1st overall | Mario Williams | Defensive end | North Carolina State | 2007 | 10th overall (from Atlanta) | Amobi Okoye | Defensive tackle | Louisville | 2008 | 26th overall (from Baltimore) | Duane Brown | Offensive tackle | Virginia Tech | 2009 | 15th overall | Brian Cushing | Linebacker | Southern California | 2010 | 20th overall | Kareem Jackson | Cornerback | Alabama | 2011 | 11th overall | J.J. Watt | Defensive end | Wisconsin | 2012 | 26th overall | Whitney Mercilus | Defensive end | Illinois | 2013 | 27th overall | DeAndre Hopkins | Wide receiver | Clemson