The 2014 NFL Draft kicks off two weeks from tomorrow night.
With 11 selections, including the first overall, the Texans look to reload for the coming season and beyond. The top prospects have been discussed--in exhaustive fashion at times--since the regular season ended.
Therefore, we won't talk Jadeveon Clowney, Johnny Manziel or any of the other current Draft hopefuls
in this article. Instead, we'll look back at the players chosen in each of the spots over the last five years. For example, we'll list every player taken with the first pick from 2009 to 2013. And every player taken with the 33rd pick in that same timespan.
To recap, the Texans own the picks below:
1st (Round 1)
33rd (Rd 2)
65th (Rd 3)
101st (Rd 4)
135th (Rd 4-Compensatory)
141st (Rd 5)
177th (Rd 6)
181st (Rd 6-from Oakland)
211th (Rd 6-Compensatory)
216th (Rd 7)
256th (Rd 7-Compensatory)Unless they trade out of the first spot, or any for that matter, here are the previous five picks in each draft position the Texans' own.
1st
| 2013 | Eric Fisher | OT | Central Michigan | Chiefs |
| 2012 | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford | Colts |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn | Panthers |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | Rams |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia | Lions |
33rd
| 2013 | Johnathan Cyprien | S | FIU | Jaguars |
| 2012 | Brian Quick | WR | App. State | Rams |
| 2011 | Ras-I Dowling | CB | Virginia | Patriots |
| 2010 | Rodger Saffold | OT | Indiana | Rams |
| 2009 | Louis Delmas | S | Western Michigan | Lions |
65th
| 2013 | Larry Warford | OG | Kentucky | Lions |
| 2012 | Trumaine Johnson | CB | Montana | Rams |
| 2011 | Terrell McClain | DT | South Florida | Panthers |
| 2010 | Jerome Murphy | CB | South Florida | Rams |
| 2009 | Shonn Greene | RB | Iowa | Jets |
101st
| 2013 | Ace Sanders | WR | South Carolina | Jaguars |
| 2012 | Omar Bolden | CB | Arizona State | Broncos |
| 2011 | Clint Boling | OG | Georgia | Bengals |
| 2010 | Mike Williams | WR | Syracuse | Buccaneers |
| 2009 | Stephen McGee | QB | Texas A&M | Cowboys |
135th
| 2013 | Denard Robinson | RB | Michigan | Jaguars |
| 2012 | Matt Johnson | S | Eastern Wash. | Cowboys |
| 2011 | Ricky Stanzi | QB | Iowa | Chiefs |
| 2010 | Dominique Franks | CB | Oklahoma | Falcons |
| 2009 | Troy Kropog | OT | Tulane | Titans |
141st
| 2013 | Oday Aboushi | OG | Virginia | Jets |
| 2012 | Adam Gettis | OG | Iowa | Washington |
| 2011 | D. J. Williams | TE | Arkansas | Packers |
| 2010 | Joshua Moore | CB | Kansas St. | Bears |
| 2009 | Kenny McKinley | WR | South Carolina | Broncos |
177th
| 2013 | Dustin Hopkins | K | Florida St. | Bills |
| 2012 | Justin Bethel | S | Presbyterian | Cardinals |
| 2011 | Evan Royster | RB | Penn St. | Washington |
| 2010 | Carlton Mitchell | WR | South Florida | Browns |
| 2009 | Don Carey | CB | Norfolk St. | Browns |
181st
| 2013 | Latavius Murray | RB | Raiders | Central Fla. |
| 2012 | Winston Guy | S | Seahawks | Kentucky |
| 2011 | Richard Gordon | TE | Raiders | Miami (FL) |
| 2010 | Dan LeFevour | QB | Bears | Central Michigan |
| 2009 | Andrew Gardner | OT | Dolphins | Georgia Tech |
211th
| 2013 | Michael Williams | TE | Alabama | Lions |
| 2012 | Scott Solomon | DE | Rice | Titans |
| 2011 | Bruce Miller | FB | Central Florida | 49ers |
| 2010 | Marquis Johnson | CB | Alabama | Rams |
| 2009 | Chris Ogbonnaya | RB | Texas | Rams |
216th
| 2013 | Charles Johnson | WR | Grand Valley St. | Packers |
| 2012 | D. J. Campbell | S | California | Panthers |
| 2011 | Mikail Baker | CB | Baylor | Rams |
| 2010 | Kyle Calloway | OT | Iowa | Bills |
| 2009 | Captain Munnerlyn | CB | South Carolina | Panthers |
256th
In 2009, kicker Ryan Succop out of South Carolina was taken by the Chiefs. From 2010-2013, there were never more than 255 picks made.
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