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Date Opponent All-Time Series Note 9/11/11 Indianapolis 2-16-0 Houston looks for back-to-back home wins against its AFC South rival for the fi rst time in team history. The Texans set a team rushing record the last time they met in Reliant Stadium behind RB Arian Foster’s 231 yards rushing in the 2010 season opener. 9/18/11 at Miami 5-0-0 Houston looks to remain unbeaten in a series that has seen all fi ve games decided by a touchdown or less. 9/25/11 at New Orleans 1-1-0 The Texans make their fi rst regular season visit to the Louisiana Superdome since the 2003 season. It will also mark the sixth time the Texans have played an opponent in the preseason and regular season, going 2-3 in those meetings. 10/2/11 Pittsburgh 1-2-0 The defending AFC Champions return to Reliant Stadium for the fi rst time since 2005. No game has been closer than 18 points in the series. 10/9/11 Oakland 5-1-0 The teams will meet for the sixth consecutive year and for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Houston’s fi ve wins against the Raiders tie for the most against in franchise history against any non-division opponent. 10/16/11 at Baltimore 0-4-0 Texans look to avenge a tough overtime loss on Monday Night Football in 2010 and grab their fi rst win in fi ve games against Baltimore. 10/23/11 at Tennessee 5-13-0 The teams have split their last six meetings. Houston has swept the season series with the Titans just once, in 2004. 10/30/11 Jacksonville 9-9-0 The Texans closed out the 2010 season with a 34-17 win against the Jaguars in Reliant Stadium. Houston’s nine wins in the series are the most against any single franchise. 11/6/11 Cleveland 3-3-0 Houston has held Cleveland to less than 20 points in each of the last four meetings between the two teams, winning three of those contests. 11/13/11 at Tampa Bay 1-1-0 Houston plays Tampa Bay in some capacity for the 10th year in a row. These teams have met nine times in the preseason but will meet for just the third time in the regular season. 11/27/11 at Jacksonville 9-9-0 Houston will look to get its fi rst win in Jacksonville since 2006. The 2010 game in Jacksonville ended with a Hail Mary being defl ected into the arms of Mike Thomas as time expired, giving the Jaguars the win. 12/4/11 Atlanta 1-1-0 The Texans play host to the Falcons for the second time ever and fi rst time since the 2003 season, a 17-13 Houston win at Reliant Stadium. Texans WR Andre Johnson (4,360 yards) and Falcons WR Roddy White (3,925) rank fi rst and second in the NFL, respectively, in receiving yards since 2008. 12/11/11 at Cincinnati 2-3-0 Houston goes for its third-straight win in the series and second straight in Cincinnati. 12/18/11 Carolina 2-0-0 Houston will play against the top pick in the 2011 Draft. The Texans scored 34 unanswered points in a 34-21 win when the teams last met in Week 2 of 2007. 12/22/11 at Indianapolis 2-16-0 The Texans look for their fi rst road win ever at Indianapolis. 1/1/12 Tennessee 5-13-0 Four member’s of Tennessee’s coaching staff either coached or played for the Texans at one time: offensive coordinator Chris Palmer, linebackers coach Frank Bush, offensive line coach Bruce Matthews and wide receivers coach Dave Ragone.
TEXANS 2011 OPPONENTS
HOME RECORD vs. (HOME) LAST VISIT ROAD RECORD vs. (ROAD) LAST VISIT
HOME AND AWAY NOTES • Houston opens at home for the seventh time in 10 years and
the third year in a row.
• The Texans end the season at home for ninth time in 10 years and for the sixth consecutive season. The Texans have closed the year at home in every season under head coach Gary Ku-biak. Kubiak is 5-0 in season fi nales.
• This is the fi fth season under head coach Gary Kubiak in which the Texans will open and close the season at home.
• The Texans 2011 schedule is extremely balanced, with each four-game quarter of the schedule featuring two home games and two road games.
• After the home opener against Indianapolis, the Texans’ next 10 games will alternate between back-to-back away games and back-to-back home games (A-A-H-H-A-A-H-H-A-A).
• For the second consecutive season, the Texans will face an opponent in preseason and again in Week 3 of the regular season. Houston hosts New Orleans in both teams’ second pre-season game and travels to the Crescent City in Week 3.
SERIES HISTORY NOTES • Houston will look to stay unbeaten against Miami (5-0) and
Carolina (2-0).
• The Texans will aim for their sixth wins against Miami (5-0) and Oakland (5-1), which would be the most against a non-divi-sion opponent in franchise history.
• The Texans will have an opportunity to pick up their fi rst-ever win against Baltimore (0-4).
• Houston will be looking to take the lead in series against fi ve clubs: Atlanta (series tied 1-1), Cleveland (3-3), Jacksonville (9-9), New Orleans (1-1) and Tampa Bay (1-1).
• Houston will face Cleveland (3-3) and Oakland (5-1) for the seventh time in franchise history, making them the most common non-divisional opponents in the franchise’s history.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE NOTES • Houston’s opponents had a combined record of 132-124 in
2010 for a winning percentage of .516. That ties the Texans for the 10th-toughest schedule in the league based on last year’s re-sults, along with the Miami Dolphins and the Minnesota Vikings.
• Three of Houston’s fi rst four opponents have hoisted the Lom-bardi Trophy within the last six years. Indianapolis (Week 1) won Super Bowl XLI (2006); New Orleans (Week 3) claimed Super Bowl XLIV (2009); and Pittsburgh won Super Bowl XLIII (2008).
• The Texans will play six games against 2010 playoff teams and seven games against teams that fi nished last season with winning records. Houston also plays four games against teams that fi nished 8-8 a year ago.
• Houston will play fi ve games against teams holding top-10 picks in this month’s NFL Draft, including one against Carolina, who holds the fi rst overall pick, and two against Jacksonville (eighth overall).
• Houston plays fi ve games against teams with new head coaches: two games against Tennessee (Mike Munchak) and one each against Carolina (Ron Rivera), Cleveland (Pat Shur-mur) and Oakland (Hue Jackson).
PRIME TIME NOTES • Houston will make one scheduled appearance in prime time
this season, traveling to Indianapolis to face the Colts on Thurs-day, December 22 at 7:20 p.m. CST on NFL Network.
• The game will be the 11th prime-time game and third Thurs-day night game in franchise history. Houston played on NFL Net-work’s Thursday Night Football last season at Philadelphia and hosted Denver in 2007. Houston is 3-7 in prime time and 1-1 on Thursday.
• Houston is 2-4 in prime time under head coach Gary Kubiak.
• The Texans will play a road game at Indianapolis in prime time for the second year in a row. Last season, Houston played at Indianapolis on Monday Night Football on November 1.
• The Indianapolis game is the third prime time road contest in Texans history. Houston is 0-2 in prime time road games with the previous appearances coming on ESPN’s Sunday Night Football at Seattle, a 42-10 loss in 2005 and last year’s 30-17 loss at Indianapolis on Monday night.
• Including preseason play, Houston will play two nationally-televised games this season. The Texans also host the New York Jets on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on August 15.
AFC SOUTH NOTES • Houston will host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Septem-
ber 11. That date will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City of September 11, 2001.
• Houston opens the season against the Indianapolis Colts for the second year in a row. The Texans defeated the Colts 34-24 in the 2010 season opener at Reliant Stadium.
• The Texans close the season against a divisional opponent for the fi fth time in franchise history and the second year in a row. Last season, the NFL dedicated Week 17 to featuring all intra-division games. Houston is 2-2 in season fi nales against AFC South opponents.
• For the third consecutive year and the third time in team his-tory, the Texans open and close the season against teams from the same division. In 2010, Houston opened at home against In-dianapolis and hosted Jacksonville to close the season. In 2009, Houston opened with the New York Jets and closed with the New England Patriots, both from the AFC East. It is the second time the Texans will open and close against AFC South teams.
• The Texans will face a division opponent in prime time for the fourth consecutive season when they play at Indianapolis on Thursday, December 22. Houston is 1-2 against division oppo-nents in prime time, defeating Jacksonville 30-17 (12/1/08) and falling to Tennessee 20-17 (11/23/09). The Texans lost at India-napolis 30-17 (11/1/10). All were Monday night games.
• Houston’s cumulative record against division opponents is 16-38 all-time after posting a 3-3 division record in 2010. The Texans are 9-9 against Jacksonville, 5-13 versus Tennessee and 2-16 against Indianapolis.
• Houston closes the season against Tennessee for the second time in team history. The Texans fell to the Titans 13-3 to con-clude the franchise’s inaugural season in 2002.
• The Texans and Titans have split the season series in each of the last three seasons.
• The Texans are 6-3 against the Jaguars at Reliant Stadium. Houston will look to end a four-game losing streak at Jackson-ville.
AFC NORTH NOTES • Houston will play every team in the AFC North for the fourth
time in team history. The Texans also faced the AFC North in 2002, 2005 and 2008.
• Houston is 6-12 all-time against the AFC North and 4-4 under head coach Gary Kubiak.
• Houston will take on Baltimore for the second consecutive season. The Ravens defeated the Texans 34-28 in overtime on Monday Night Football (12/13/10) last season.
• The Texans will be in search of their fi rst-ever win over Bal-timore. The Ravens have won all four prior meetings between the two clubs.
• The Texans will look to even the all-time series against both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The Bengals hold a 3-2 lead on the Texans, while Pittsburgh has won two of its three meetings with Houston.
NFC SOUTH NOTES • The Texans own a 5-3 record against the NFC South.
• The Texans have amassed a 10-10 record against the NFC under Gary Kubiak since 2006.
• Kubiak has a 1-7 record against the NFC East and is 9-3 against the rest of the NFC, including a 3-1 mark against the NFC South.
• The Texans will face the Buccaneers for the 10th consecu-tive season, including preseason play. Houston and Tampa Bay faced one another in the fi nal preseason contest every year from 2002-2010 and squared off in regular season play in 2003 and 2007.
TEXANS-RAIDERS SERIES NOTES • The Texans face Oakland for the sixth consecutive season
and the seventh time in eight years. Including a preseason con-test in 2005, the Texans and Raiders have faced each other in each of the last eight years.
• Houston has faced the Raiders every year under head coach Gary Kubiak. Raiders head coach Hue Jackson will be the third Oakland head coach that Kubiak has faced in his six seasons in Houston.
• The Texans will look to improve their record against the Raid-ers to 6-1 all-time and 4-1 in Oakland.
TEXANS-DOLPHINS SERIES NOTES • The Texans face the Dolphins for the sixth time in team his-
tory and for the fi fth time in six seasons under head coach Gary Kubiak.
• The Texans will look to remain unbeaten against the Dolphins. Houston is 5-0 all-time, including Kubiak’s fi rst career victory as head coach in 2006.
• The Texans are 9-9 all-time against teams from the AFC East.
WHAT: 76th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: Radio City Music Hall 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Between 50th and 51st Streets) WHEN: 7:00 PM CT, Thursday, April 28 (Round 1) 5:00 PM CT, Friday, April 29 (Rounds 2-3) 11:00 AM CT, Saturday, April 30 (Rounds 4-7)
The fi rst round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:30 PM CT. In 2010, the fi rst round consumed three hours and 28 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 9:15 PM CT. The second and third rounds took four hours and six minutes in 2010. The draft will conclude at ap-proximately 6:15 PM CT on Saturday with the fi nal four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took seven hours and eight minutes in 2010. DRAFTIN G: Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts. ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 28; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 29; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 30.
There will be 254 selections, including 32 compensatory choic-es that have been awarded to 16 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.
The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 222 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round 3: Caro-lina, 33. Round 4: Tennessee, 33; Green Bay, 34. Round 5: Baltimore, 33; Baltimore, 34. Round 6: New York Giants, 33; Kansas City, 34; Minnesota, 35; San Diego, 36; New York Gi-ants, 37; Carolina, 38. Round 7: San Diego, 33; Miami, 34; Minnesota, 35; Philadelphia, 36; Tampa Bay, 37; San Francisco, 38; Philadelphia, 39; Oakland, 40; Seattle, 41; New Orleans, 42; Carolina, 43; Buffalo, 44; Cincinnati, 45; Denver, 46; Cleveland, 47; Arizona, 48; San Francisco, 49; Tennessee, 50; Dallas, 51; Washington, 52; Houston, 53.
New England (Nos. 17 and 28) has two selections in the fi rst round. Oakland does not have a fi rst-round pick. All other teams have one fi rst-round selection.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes per selection.
TELEVISION: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 will televise the draft on all three days. INTERNET & MOBILE: Exclusive coverage and behind-the-scenes features on NFL.com and team websites for draft weekend will include: “Draft Tracker” with real-time selection information as well as exclusive pick-by-pick analysis from NFL.com’s experts; exclusive interactive features, including “Fan War Rooms” where fans can discuss their favorite team’s picks, an aggregation of tweets and Twitter predictor tool enabling fans to follow the Draft conversation happening on Twitter; and polls on the NFL’s Facebook page; NFL.com’s LIVE coverage comple-menting NFL Network’s telecast with live look-ins, exclusive analysis and reports from New York in primetime on Thursday and Friday, plus all day on Saturday; and in-depth coverage from each team website. In addition, “NFL Mobile only from Verizon” will have extensive coverage leading up to and during the 2011 NFL Draft including a live stream of NFL Network and its 2011 NFL Draft coverage, a live draft tracker and draft pick analysis from NFL experts, and the fi rst mobile “Fan War Rooms” inte-grated with those of NFL.com.
2011 NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER No. Club Win Loss Pct. SoS 1. Carolina Panthers 2 14 .125 .574 2. Denver Broncos 4 12 .250 .516 3. Buffalo Bills 4 12 .250 .578 4. Cincinnati Bengals 4 12 .250 .582 5. Arizona Cardinals 5 11 .313 .465 6. Cleveland Browns 5 11 .313 .570 7. San Francisco 49ers 6 10 .375 .488 8. Tennessee Titans 6 10 .375 .508 9. Dallas Cowboys 6 10 .375 .512 10. Washington Redskins 6 10 .375 .516 11. Houston Texans 6 10 .375 .523 12. Minnesota Vikings 6 10 .375 .539 13. Detroit Lions 6 10 .375 .543 14. St. Louis Rams 7 9 .438 .449 15. Miami Dolphins 7 9 .438 .539 16. Jacksonville Jaguars 8 8 .500 .453 17. New England Patriots (from OAK) 14 2 .875 .504 18. San Diego Chargers 9 7 .563 .457 19. New York Giants 10 6 .625 .453 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 6 .625 .477 21. Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 .625 .414 22. Indianapolis Colts 10 6 .625 .473 23. Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 .625 .492 24. New Orleans Saints 11 5 .688 .469 25. Seattle Seahawks 7 9 .438 .484 26. Baltimore Ravens 12 4 .750 .484 27. Atlanta Falcons 13 3 .813 .484 28. New England Patriots (from OAK) 14 2 .875 .504 29. Chicago Bears 11 5 .688 .473 30. New York Jets 11 5 .688 .492 31. Pittsburgh Steelers 12 4 .750 .500 32. Green Bay Packers 10 6 .625 .520
The Houston Texans will participate in the franchise’s 10th NFL Draft Thursday, April 28, through Sunday, April 30. Houston has eight picks in the Draft, one in each of the fi rst six rounds, in-cluding the 11th overall pick, and two picks in the seventh round.
In addition to the 11th overall pick, the Texans have the 10th pick in the second round (42nd overall), ninth pick in the third round (73rd), eigth pick in the fourth round (105th), seventh pick in the fi fth round (138th), 13th pick in the sixth round (178th), 11th pick in the seventh round (214th) and the last pick in the draft at 254th overall.
The Texans’ fi nal pick will be this year’s “Mr. Irrelevant,” the moniker granted to fi nal draft pick each year in the NFL. In 2002, the Texans also had the last pick in the Draft and selected Ah-mad Miller out of UNLV.
Houston has a solid Draft history, having selected seven play-ers who have gone on to participate in Pro Bowls since 2002, tied for the seventh-most in the NFL in that span. Four of those Pro Bowlers have been selected since head coach Gary Ku-biak’s took the reins in 2006, which ties for the second-most in the NFL in that time.
While Houston is relatively young as a franchise, a strong trend has already been set regarding its fi rst round draft picks. Nine of Houston’s 10 fi rst round draft selections have gone on to start 14 or more games as a rookie with the franchise. Eight have started every game as a rookie, including current Texans WR Andre Johnson (2003), DE Mario Williams (2006), LT Duane Brown (2008), LB Brian Cushing (2009) and CB Kareem Jackson (2010).
THE HOUSTON TEXANS IN THE 2011 DRAFT
OverallDate Rd Pick Pick Last Year’s Pick Pos, T M April 28 1 11 11th Anthony Davis T SF April 29 2 10 42nd Rob Gronkowski TE NE 3 9 73rd John Jerry G MIA April 30 4 8 105th Trevard Lindley DB PHI 5 7 138th Walter McFadden DB OAK 6 13 178th Arthur Moats OL BUF 7 11 214th Mickey Shuler TE MIN 7 51 *254th Josh Hull LB StL*Denotes Compensatory selection
The 2011 Houston Texans Draft Party presented by Miller Lite will be held on Thursday, April 28 at Reliant Stadium. The party begins at 6 p.m. CT and the 2011 NFL Draft begins at 7 p.m.
The Draft Party is free but requires a ticket, which can be downloaded from www.houstontexans.com. Parking at the Draft Party is free as well.
The Draft Party will be Texans fans’ fi rst chance to check out the brand new HD televisions throughout the Verizon West and East Clubs, with NFL Network’s draft coverage shown through-out the event. Fans will also be able to watch the NFL Draft on the large video boards inside the stadium.
SportsRadio 610 will broadcast live and fi eld questions from fans. After Houston makes its fi rst-round pick, Texans fans will hear from the team’s newest addition on SportsRadio 610.
Texans fans will also help determine the 2011 Houston Texans Cheerleader roster. All 50 fi nalists for the 2011 Hous-ton Texans Cheerleaders squad will be at the event and will be mingling with the crowd. There will be ballots located at various locations throughout the event and fans will be able to submit their choices as to who they think should make the squad.
The Draft Party will also include the Miller Lite Man Cave, a ‘Draft 101’ party presented by State Farm in a luxury suite hosted by the The Battle Red Ladies and the TORO’s Kids Club Kids Zone presented by Kroger for younger Texans fans, which will feature interactive games, a balloon artist and appearances by TORO and the Bull Pen Pep Band.
HOUSTON TEXANS DRAFT PARTY
• 6:00 – 10:00 pm – Texans Draft Party, presented by Miller Lite (Verizon Wireless West Club) • 6:40 pm – Draft room open to photographers (Houston Texans Auditorium) • 6:45 pm – Houston Texans Cheerleader Performance (Verizon Wireless West Club)• Time TBD – Fan reaction to Texans fi rst-round selection (Verizon Wireless West Club)
The Houston Texans 2011 Draft slots have yielded some high returns in the last nine years. Below is a look at who has been drafted with the selections the Texans have in the 2011 NFL Draft since 2002. Pro Bowlers are denoted with an asterisk (*):
Pick #11 overall:Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Anthony Davis OT Rutgers San Francisco2009 Aaron Maybin DE/OLB Penn State Buffalo2008 Leodis McKelvin CB Troy Buffalo2007 Patrick Willis* LB Mississippi San Francisco 2006 Jay Cutler* QB Vanderbilt Denver2005 DeMarcus Ware* LB Troy Dallas2004 Ben Roethlisberger* QB Miami (Ohio) Pittsburgh2003 Marcus Trufant* CB Washington St. Seattle2002 Dwight Freeney* DE Syracuse Indianapolis
Pick #42 overall:Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Rob Gronkowski TE Arizona New England 2009 Jairus Byrd* S Oregon Buffalo Bills 2008 Eddie Royal WR Virginia Tech Denver2007 Tony Ugoh OT Arkansas Indianapolis 2006 Danieal Manning S Abilene Christian Chicago 2005 Kevin Burnett LB Tennessee Dallas2004 Travis LaBoy DE Hawaii Tennessee2003 Ken Hamlin* S Arkansas Seattle2002 Larry Tripplett DT Washington Indianapolis
Pick #73 overall: Year Player Pos College Team 2010 John Jerry OT Mississippi Miami2009 Derek Cox CB William & Mary Jacksonville2008 Jamaal Charles* RB Texas Kansas City2007 Jacoby Jones WR Lane College Houston 2006 Dusty Dvoracek DT Oklahoma Chicago2005 Vernand Morency RB Oklahoma St. Houston2004 Keith Smith CB McNeese St. Detroit2003 Wayne Hunter T Hawaii Seattle2002 Will Witherspoon LB Georgia Carolina
Pick #105 overall: Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky Philadelphia2009 Henry Melton DE Texas Chicago 2008 William Franklin WR Missouri Kansas City2007 A.J. Davis CB N.C. State Detroit 2006 Ko Simpson S South Carolina Buffalo 2005 Ray Willis OT Florida State Seattle2004 Samie Parker WR Oregon Kansas City2003 Onterrio Smith RB Oregon Minnesota2002 Brian Williams DB N.C. State Minnesota
Pick #138 overall: Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Walter McFadden CB Auburn Oakland 2009 William Middleton CB Furman Atlanta 2008 Robert James LB Arizona St. Atlanta2007 Jay Richardson DE Ohio State Oakland2006 Pat Watkins S Florida St. Dallas 2005 Boomer Grigsby LB Illinois State Kansas City2004 Jacob Bell G Miami (Ohio) Tennessee 2003 Robert Mathis* DE Alabama A&M Indianapolis2002 John Owens TE Notre Dame Detroit
Pick #178 overall: Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Arthur Moats DE James Madison Buffalo2009 Mike Teel QB Rutgers Seattle2008 Taylor Melhalff K Wisconsin New Orleans2007 Nick Folk* K Arizona Dallas2006 Keith Ellison LB Oregon St. Buffalo 2005 Anthony Bryant DT Alabama Tampa Bay 2004 Marko Cavka T Sacramento St. New York Jets2003 B.J. Tucker DB Wisconsin Dallas2002 Matt Anderle OT Minnesota San Diego
Pick #214 overall: Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Mickey Shuler Jr. TE Penn State Minnesota 2009 J.D. Folsom LB Weber State Miami2008 Larry Grant OLB Ohio State San Francisco 2007 Chris Denman OT Fresno State Tampa Bay2006 Chris Morris C Michigan St. Oakland2005 Pete McMahon OT Iowa Oakland2004 Jonathan Smith WR Georgia Tech Buffalo2003 Keith Wright DT Missouri Houston2002 Luke Staley RB BYU Detroit
Mr. Irrelevant (last pick of the draft):Year Player Pos College Team 2010 Tim Toone WR Weber State Detroit2009 Ryan Succop K South Carolina Kansas City 2008 David Vobora OLB Idaho St. Louis2007 Ramzee Robinson CB Alabama Detroit2006 Kevin McMahan WR Maine Oakland2005 Andy Stokes TE William Penn New England2004 Andre Sommersell LB Colorado St. Oakland2003 Ryan Hoag WR Gustavus Adolphus Oakland2002 Ahmad Miller DT UNLV Houston
Below is a look at the Texans’ draft selections by position and round in the NFL Draft since 2002:
Draft Round
Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TotalTotal
QB 1 1 1 2 5
RB 1 2 2 1 1 7
WR 1 1 1 1 1 3 8
TE 1 3 1 5
OT 1 1 3 1 6
OG 1 2 3
C/LS 1 1 1 3
DE 1 1 2
DT 2 2 1 2 1 8
LB 2 1 1 2 1 4 11
CB 2 1 2 1 3 9
S 1 2 3 2 8
Total 10 6 13 11 8 14 13 75
TEXANS DRAFT MATRIX
Pos. Year Player, College Rd Overall QB 2008 Alex Brink, Washington St. 7 223RB 2010 Ben Tate, Auburn 2 58FB 2002 Jarrod Baxter, New Mexico 5 136WR 2010 Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh 7 227TE 2010 Garrett Graham 4 118C 2009 Antoine Caldwell, Alabama 3 77G 2010 Shelley Smith, Colorado St. 6 187T 2008 Duane Brown, Virginia Tech 1 26S 2009 Troy Nolan, Arizona St. 7 223CB 2010 Sherrick McManis, Northwestern 5 144LB 2010 Darryl Sharpton, Miami 4 102DE 2009 Connor Barwin, Cincinnati 2 46DT 2010 Earl Mitchell, Arizona 3 81
THE LAST TIME THE TEXANS DRAFTED A...
All 10 of Houston’s fi rst round draft picks made immediate im-pacts as rookies, with only one starting less than 14 games for the team in their fi rst season.
TEXANS FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKSYear Pk Player GP GS 2002 1 David Carr, QB 16 162003 3 Andre Johnson, WR 16 162004 10 Dunta Robinson, CB 16 162004 27 Jason Babin, OLB 16 162005 16 Travis Johnson, DT 15 32006 1 Mario Williams, DE 16 162007 10 Amobi Okoye, DT 16 142008 26 Duane Brown, DT 16 162009 15 Brian Cushing, LB 16 162010 20 Kareem Jackson, CB 16 16
FIRST ROUND INDICATOR
Six of Houston’s last seven fi rst round draft picks have been defensive players, with 2008 fi rst-rounder, LT Duane Brown, representing the franchise’s only offensive selection in the fi rst round since WR Andre Johnson in 2003.
Year Pk Player Pos. 2004 10 Dunta Robinson CB2004 27 Jason Babin DE/OLB2005 16 Travis Johnson DT2006 1 Mario Williams DE2007 10 Amobi Okoye DT2008 26 Duane Brown OT2009 15 Brian Cushing LB2010 20 Kareem Jackson CB
BUILDING AROUND THE DEFENSE
Twenty-six of the 31 players (83.9 percent) Houston has draft-ed since 2007 were still a part of the organization at the end of the 2010 season, contributing to the most successful four-year stretch in franchise history. Only the Carolina Panthers have kept more of their draft picks than the Texans in that time, retain-ing 31-of-34 draft picks (91.2 percent).
Below is a look at the Pro Bowl players produced from each team’s draft class since the Texans’ inaugural season in 2002. Houston is tied with Baltimore and Pittsburgh for the fi fth-most Pro Bowlers drafted or signed as college free agents since 2002 with nine.
Seven of those players were drafted, while two college free agent signees have gone on to become Pro Bowlers.
PRO BOWL DRAFT PICKS AND FREE AGENTS BY CLASS (2002-10)
PRO BOWLERS DRAFTED BY THE TEXANSPos. Player Year Pick Pro Bowl(s) WR Andre Johnson 2003 3 2005, ‘07, ‘09-’11OLB Jason Babin# 2004 27 2011WR Jerome Mathis 2005 114 2006DE Mario Williams 2006 1 2009-’10LB DeMeco Ryans 2006 33 2008, ‘10TE Owen Daniels 2006 98 2009LB Brian Cushing 2009 15 2010
# - Babin made the 2011 Pro Bowl as a member of the Tennes-see Titans.
Since Gary Kubiak took over as head coach in 2006, the Tex-ans have drafted or signed more future Pro Bowlers than any other team in the NFL: Mario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, Owen Daniels and free agent signee Tramon Williams made it from Ku-biak’s fi rst draft class in 2006 (T. Williams made the Pro Bowl as a Green Bay Packer). Brian Cushing and free agent signee Arian Foster made it from the 2009 class.
PRO BOWL DRAFT PICKS AND FREE AGENTS BY CLASS (2006-10)
Either immediately or through longevity, several Texans drafted after the fi rst round by the team have made profound contribu-tions. But the fourth round seems to be where the Texans get there greatest contributions, with the exception of fi rst round draft picks. The Texans have had four fourth rounders named to Pro Football Weekly’s All-Rookie Team and two selected to the Pro Bowl.
RB Domanick Williams (2003 4th round, 101st pick)Named NFL Rookie of the Year in 2003 after rushing for 1,031
yards. Went on to post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons but had his career cut short by injury. Is the franchise’s all-time lead-ing rusher with 3,195 yards. Was also named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team.
WR Jerome Mathis (2005 4th round, 114th pick)Mathis was named to the 2006 Pro Bowl and All-Pro after re-
turning 54 kickoffs for 1,542 yards and two touchdowns in just 12 games. He ranked second in the NFL with a 28.6 average and was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team.
TE Owen Daniels (2006 4th round, 98th pick)Daniels ranks third in franchise history with 240 receptions for
2,972 yards with 16 touchdowns and was elected to the 2009 Pro Bowl. He was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team after
LB Xavier Adibi (2008 4th round, 118th pick)Though he only played in seven games as a rookie, Adibi re-
corded 34 tackles and a fumble recovery to earn a spot on the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team. Registered 14 tackles in his fi rst career start against Indianapolis.
FINDING IT IN THE FOURTH
The Texans have had nine draft picks earn spots on the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team, including four from the fourth round.
Year Player Rd Player Rd2002 David Carr, QB 12003 Andre Johnson, WR 1 Domanick Williams, RB 42005 Jerome Mathis, KR 42006 Owen Daniels, TE 4 DeMeco Ryans, LB 22007 Amobi Okoye, DT 12008 Xavier Adibi, LB 42009 Brian Cushing, LB 1
TEXANS ALL-ROOKIE DRAFT SELECTIONS
2011 TEXANS 2011 TEXANS DRAFT GUIDEDRAFT GUIDE
First-rounders aren’t the only impact players drafted by the Texans. Below is a look at some of the most impactful players drafted by the Texans after the fi rst round.
LG Chester Pitts (2002 2nd round, 50th pick) Became a mainstay at left guard for the Texans for the better
part of the next eight seasons, starting a franchise-record 114 consecutive games.
LB DeMeco Ryans (2006 2nd round, 33rd pick)Ryans has been a leader in the locker room and in the huddle
since joining the team. He is the Texans all-time leading tackler and has made two Pro Bowls. Ryans ranked second in the NFL in tackles from 2006-2009.
RT Eric Winston (2006 3rd round, 66th pick)Winston has started the last 71 games at right tackle for the
Texans and helped lead the offense to three consecutive top-fi ve fi nishes.
RB Steve Slaton (2008 3rd round, 89th pick)Slaton set a team record as a rookie with 1,288 yards rushing
and led the AFC in total yards from scrimmage with 1,659.
DE Connor Barwin (2009 2nd round, 46th pick)Barwin tied for second on the team in sacks as a rookie with
4.5 and was poised to have a breakout season in 2010 before an ankle injury in the season opener left him on injured reserve.
BEYOND THE FIRST
The only position that Houston has addressed in all nine of its drafts is linebacker. The Texans have taken one in all of their drafts, except for the 2004 draft, when they took three lineback-ers. All totaled, the Texans have drafted 11 linebackers, more than any other position.
Houston has drafted a pair of linebackers who went on to win AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in DeMeco Ryans (33rd overall, 2006) and Brian Cushing (15th overall, 2009).
TEXANS LINEBACKERS IN THE DRAFTYear Player Round Pick College 2010 Darryl Sharpton 4 102 Miami2009 Brian Cushing 1 15 USC2008 Xavier Adibi 4 118 Virginia Tech2007 Zac Diles 7 218 Kansas St.2006 DeMeco Ryans 2 33 Alabama2005 Kenneth Pettway 7 227 Grambling2004 Jason Babin 1 27 W. Michigan2004 Charlie Anderson 6 200 Mississippi2004 Raheem Orr 7 210 Rutgers2003 Antwan Peek 3 67 Cincinnati2002 Greg White 7 229 Minnesota
In 2010, the Texans traded their second-round pick (51st overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota’s second- and third-round picks (62nd and 93rd, respectively). It was the 10th draft day trade in Texans history and the third time under general manager Rick Smith.
A few minutes later, the Texans traded the 62nd overall pick just acquired to New England along with the 150th overall pick in Round 5 to New England for the 58th overall pick in Round 2. The Texans used the 58th overall pick to select RB Ben Tate out of Auburn.
Houston executed a third trade late in the third round when they traded the 93rd pick, acquired earlier in the day, to Kansas City in exchange for fourth-round pick (102nd overall), LB Dar-ryl Sharpton, and a fi fth-rounder (144th overall) CB Sherrick McManis from the Chiefs.
TEXANS ALL-TIME DRAFT DAY TRADES (12)Year Trade Partner Gave Up Received2010 Kansas City 3rd round (93) 4th round (102 – Darryl Sharpton)
5th round (144 – Sherrick McManis)2010 New England 2nd round (62) 2nd round (58 – Ben Tate)
7th round (262) Tony Hollings)2003 New England 2nd round (36) 2nd round (41 – Bennie Joppru)
4th round (117) 3rd round (75 – Seth Wand)2002 Atlanta 4th round (116) 2003 3rd (88 – Dave Ragone)
PLAYERS TRADED FOR PICKSDate Team Dealt Received 8/31/09 SD DT T. Johnson 2010 6th rd2/27/09 MIN QB S. Rosenfels 2009 4th rd3/17/08 DEN 2008 6th C C. Myers3/22/07 ATL 2007 2nd, 2008 2nd QB M. Schaub7/27/06 SF Cond. 2007 7th QB C. Pickett4/6/06 BUF 2006 5th WR E. Moulds4/20/05 OAK 2005 2nd & 3rd CB P. Buchanon3/19/04 DAL QB D. Henson 2005 3rd rd3/6/03 NE 2003 5th T G. Randall4/17/02 BUF Future pick CB J. Shepherd3/25/02 PIT 2002 7th K K. BrownBold indicates trades in which Houston traded a player and re-ceived draft picks.
TEXANS DRAFT TRADESApr. 21, 2002: Traded fourth-round pick in 2002 to Atlanta in exchange for 2003 third-round pick (88th overall-Dave Ragone).
Apr. 26, 2003: Traded second-round pick (36th overall) and fourth-round pick (117th overall) to New England for second-round pick (41st overall-Bennie Joppru) and third-round pick (75th overall-Seth Wand).
Apr. 26, 2003: Traded third-round pick (83rd overall) and sev-enth-round pick (262nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for 2004 second-round pick (supplemental draft pick-Tony Hollings).
Apr. 27, 2003: Traded fi fth-round pick (138th overall) to India-napolis for 2004 fourth-round pick (122nd overall-Glenn Earl).
Apr. 24, 2004: Traded second round pick (40th overall), third-round pick (71st overall), fourth-round pick (103rd overall) to Tennessee in exchange for fi rst-round pick (27th overall-Jason Babin); also exchanged fi fth-round picks (138th to 159th overall) with Tennessee.
Apr. 25, 2004: Traded fi fth-round pick (159th overall) to Jack-sonville in exchange for sixth-round pick (175th overall-Jammal Lord) and seventh-round pick (210th overall-Raheem Orr).
Apr. 23, 2005: Traded fi rst-round pick (13th overall) to New Or-leans in exchange for fi rst round pick (16th overall-Travis John-son) in 2005 draft and third-round selection in 2006 draft (66th overall-Eric Winston).
Apr. 29, 2007: Traded fourth-round draft pick (107th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints 2007 fourth-round pick (123rd overall-Fred Bennett) and a 2007 fi fth-round pick (163rd overall-Brandon Frye).
Apr. 26, 2008: Traded fi rst-round pick (No. 18 overall) to the Bal-timore Ravens for fi rst-round pick (No. 26 overall-Duane Brown) a third-round pick (89th overall-Steve Slaton) and a sixth-round pick (173rd overall- Dominique Barber).
Apr. 23, 2010: Traded second-round pick (51st overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota’s second- and third-round picks (62nd and 93rd, respectively). Traded the 62nd overall pick and a fi fth-round pick (150th overall) to New England 58th overall pick in Round 2 (RB Ben Tate). Traded the 93rd pick, to Kansas City in exchange for fourth-round pick (102nd overall - LB Darryl Sharpton) and a fi fth-rounder (144th overall - CB Sherrick McManis) from the Chiefs.
2002 (12)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 1 David Carr QB San Francisco 2 33 Jabar Gaffney WR Denver 2 50 Chester Pitts OT Seattle 3 66 Fred Weary G None 3 83 Charles Hill DT None 4 99 Jonathan Wells RB None 5 136 Jarrod Baxter FB None 5 153 Ramon Walker SS None 6 173 DeMarcus Faggins CB None 6 190 Howard Green DT None 7 229 Greg White LB Tampa Bay 7 261 Ahmad Miller DT None
2002 Supplemental Draft (1)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 6 NA Milford Brown G None
2003 (10)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 3 Andre Johnson WR Houston 2 41 Bennie Joppru TE None 3 67 Antwan Peek LB None 3 75 Seth Wand OT None 3 88 Dave Ragone QB None 4 101 Domanick Williams RB None 6 192 Drew Henson QB None 6 214 Keith Wright DT None 7 217 Curry Burns SS None 7 233 Chance Pearce LS None
2003 Supplemental Draft (1)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 2 NA Tony Hollings RB None
2004 (9)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 10 Dunta Robinson CB Atlanta 1 27 Jason Babin LB Tennessee 4 122 Glenn Earl SS None 6 170 Vontez Duff CB None 6 175 Jammal Lord FS None 6 200 Charlie Anderson LB Miami 7 210 Raheem Orr LB None 7 211 Sloan Thomas WR None 7 248 B. J. Symons QB None
2005 (6)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 16 Travis Johnson DT San Diego 3 73 Vernand Morency RB None 4 114 Jerome Mathis WR None 5 151 Drew Hodgdon C None 6 188 C.C. Brown SS N.Y. Giants 7 227 Kenneth Pettway LB None
TEXANS DRAFT HISTORY
2006 (7)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 1 Mario Williams DE Houston 2 33 DeMeco Ryans LB Houston 3 65 Charles Spencer OT None 3 66 Eric Winston OT Houston 4 98 Owen Daniels TE Houston 6 170 Wali Lundy RB None 7 251 David Anderson WR Houston
2007 (7)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 10 Amobi Okoye DT Houston 3 73 Jacoby Jones WR Houston 4 123 Fred Bennett CB Cincinnati 5 144 Brandon Harrison S None 5 163 Brandon Frye T Seattle 6 183 Kasey Studdard G Houston 7 218 Zac Diles LB Houston
2008 (7)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 26 Duane Brown T Houston 3 79 Antwaun Molden CB Houston 3 89 Steve Slaton RB Houston 4 118 Xavier Adibi LB Houston 5 151 Frank Okam DT Tampa Bay 6 173 Dominique Barber S Houston 7 223 Alex Brink QB None
2009 (8)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 15 Brian Cushing LB Houston 2 46 Connor Barwin DE Houston 3 77 Antoine Caldwell C Houston 4 112 Glover Quin CB Houston 4 122 Anthony Hill TE Houston 5 152 James Casey TE Houston 6 188 Brice McCain CB Houston 7 223 Troy Nolan S Houston
2010 (9)Rd. Pick Player Pos. Current Team 1 20 Kareem Jackson CB Houston 2 58 Ben Tate RB Houston 3 81 Earl Mitchell DT Houston 4 102 Darryl Sharpton LB Houston 4 118 Garrett Graham TE Houston 5 144 Sherrick McManis CB Houston 6 187 Shelley Smith G Houston 6 197 Trindon Holliday KR Houston 7 227 Dorin Dickerson WR Houston
Current Texans and 2011 free agents in bold italics
LINEBACKERS (11)Year Player Round Overall2010 Darryl Sharpton 4 1022009 Brian Cushing 1 152008 Xavier Adibi 4 1182007 Zac Diles 7 2182006 DeMeco Ryans 2 332005 Kenneth Pettway 7 2272004 Jason Babin 1 272004 Charlie Anderson 6 2002004 Raheem Orr 7 2102003 Antwan Peek 3 672002 Greg White 7 229
SAFETIES (8)Year Player Round Overall2009 Troy Nolan 7 2232008 Dominique Barber 6 1732007 Brandon Harrison 5 1442005 C.C. Brown 6 1882004 Glenn Earl 4 1222004 Jammal Lord 6 1752003 Curry Burns 7 2172002 Ramon Walker 5 153
DEFENSIVE TACKLES (9)Year Player Round Overall2010 Earl Mitchell 3 812008 Frank Okam 5 1512007 Amobi Okoye 1 102005 Travis Johnson 1 162003 Keith Wright 6 2142002 Charles Hill 3 832002 Howard Green 6 1902002 Ahmad Miller 7 261
OFFENSIVE TACKLES (6)Year Player Round Overall2008 Duane Brown 1 262007 Brandon Frye 5 1632006 Charles Spencer 3 652006 Eric Winston 3 662003 Seth Wand 3 752002 Chester Pitts 2 50
TEXANS DRAFT HISTORY BY POSITIONWIDE RECEIVERS (8)
Year Player Round Overall2010 Trindon Holliday 6 1972010 Dorin Dickerson 7 2272007 Jacoby Jones 3 732006 David Anderson 7 2512005 Jerome Mathis 4 1142004 Sloan Thomas 7 2112003 Andre Johnson 1 32002 Jabar Gaffney 2 33
QUARTERBACKS (5)Year Player Round Overall2008 Alex Brink 7 2232004 B.J. Symons 7 2482004 Drew Henson 6 1922003 Dave Ragone 3 882002 David Carr 1 1
RUNNING BACKS (6)Year Player Round Overall2010 Ben Tate 2 332008 Steve Slaton 3 892006 Wali Lundy 6 1702005 Vernand Morency 3 732003 Domanick Williams 4 1012002 Jonathan Wells 4 99
TIGHT ENDS (5)Year Player Round Overall2010 Garrett Graham 4 1182009 Anthony Hill 4 1222009 James Casey 5 1522006 Owen Daniels 4 982003 Bennie Joppru 2 41
CENTERS/LONG SNAPPERS (3)Year Player Round Overall2009 Antoine Caldwell 3 772005 Drew Hodgdon 5 1512003 Chance Pearce 7 233
GUARDS (3)Year Player Round Overall2010 Shelley Smith 6 1872007 Kasey Studdard 6 1832002 Fred Weary 3 66
FULLBACKS (1)Year Player Round Overall2002 Jarrod Baxter 5 136
DEFENSIVE ENDS (2)Year Player Round Overall2009 Connor Barwin 2 462006 Mario Williams 1 1
BIG 12 (10)Texas........................................3Kansas State............................2Missouri....................................1Nebraska..................................1Oklahoma State .......................1Texas A&M ...............................1Texas Tech ...............................1
BIG EAST (9)Louisville ..................................3Cincinnati .................................2 Pittsburgh .................................2Rutgers ....................................1West Virginia ............................1
BIG TEN (8)Michigan...................................2Minnesota ................................2Wisconsin.................................2Northwestern............................1Ohio State ................................1
MOUNTAIN WEST (7)New Mexico ............................2Colorado State .........................2San Diego State .......................1 UNLV ........................................1Utah .........................................1
PAC TEN (6)Arizona State ...........................2Arizona .....................................1Stanford ...................................1USC .........................................1Washington State .....................1
Currently the Texans have 52 players on the roster who were drafted. The Texans roster has the most fourth-round draft picks with nine, eight third-rounders and seven players each drafted in the fi rst and sixth rounds. Seven Texans entered the NFL as undrafted free agents. Here is the breakdown:
FIRST ROUND (7)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamCB Kareem Jackson 2010 20th HoustonLB Brian Cushing 2009 15th HoustonT Duane Brown 2008 26th HoustonDT Amobi Okoye 2007 10th HoustonDE Mario Williams 2006 1st HoustonCB Jason Allen 2006 16th MiamiWR Andre Johnson 2003 3rd Houston 2011 Free AgentsQB Matt Leinart 2006 10th ArizonaDT Damione Lewis 2001 12th St. Louis
SECOND ROUND (4)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamRB Ben Tate 2010 58th HoustonDE Connor Barwin 2009 46th HoustonLB DeMeco Ryans 2006 33rd HoustonDT Shaun Cody 2005 37th Detroit2011 Free AgentsS Bernard Pollard 2006 54th Kansas City
THIRD ROUND (8)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamDT Earl Mitchell 2010 81st HoustonC Antoine Caldwell 2009 77th HoustonCB Antwaun Molden 2008 79th HoustonRB Steve Slaton 2008 89th HoustonWR Paul Williams 2007 80th TennesseeT Eric Winston 2006 66th HoustonQB Matt Schaub 2004 90th AtlantaG Wade Smith 2003 78th Miami2011 Free AgentsWR Jacoby Jones 2007 73rd HoustonT Rashad Butler 2006 89th CarolinaCB Karl Paymah 2005 76th Denver
FOURTH ROUND (9)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamLB Darryl Sharpton 2010 102nd HoustonTE Garrett Graham 2010 118th HoustonCB Glover Quin 2009 112th HoustonTE Anthony Hill 2009 122nd HoustonC Cody Wallace 2008 107th San FranciscoSS Quintin Demps 2008 117th PhiladelphiaLB Xavier Adibi 2008 118th HoustonLB Stanford Keglar 2008 134th TennesseeTE Owen Daniels 2006 98th Houston2011 Free AgentsDE Jarvis Green 2002 126th New EnglandLB Kevin Bentley 2002 101st Cleveland
TEXANS ROSTER BY ROUNDFIFTH ROUND (4)
Pos. Player Year Pick TeamCB Sherrick McManis 2010 144th HoustonTE James Casey 2009 152nd HoustonQB Dan Orlovsky 2005 145th DetroitDE Antonio Smith 2004 135th Arizona2011 Free AgentsDE Mark Anderson 2006 159th Chicago
SIXTH ROUND (7)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamG Shelley Smith 2010 187th HoustonWR Trindon Holliday 2010 197th HoustonCB Brice McCain 2009 188th HoustonS Dominique Barber 2008 173rd HoustonTE Joel Dreessen 2005 198th N.Y. JetsC Chris Myers 2005 200th DenverK Neil Rackers 2000 169th Cincinnati2011 Free AgentsG Kasey Studdard 2007 183rd Houston
SEVENTH ROUND (6)Pos. Player Year Pick TeamWR Dorin Dickerson 2010 227th HoustonRB Chris Ogbonnaya 2009 211th St. LouisS Troy Nolan 2009 223rd HoustonWR David Anderson 2006 251st HoustonRB Derrick Ward 2004 235th N.Y. JetsWR Kevin Walter 2003 255th N.Y. Giants 2011 Free AgentsLB Zac Diles 2007 218th Houston
UNDRAFTED (7)Pos. Player Year TeamS Antonio Baker 2010 HoustonT Cole Pemberton 2010 HoustonWR Derrick Townsel 2010 JacksonvilleLS Jon Weeks 2010 HoustonS Torri Williams 2010 HoustonDE Tim Jamison 2009 HoustonDE Jesse Nading 2008 Houston2011 Free AgentsRB Arian Foster 2009 HoustonOL Mike Brisiel 2006 HoustonDE Tim Bulman 2006 ArizonaFB Vonta Leach 2004 Green BayP Matt Turk 1993 Green Bay
