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Houston Texans draft
3–5 · 30% to make the playoffs
Picks
2027 projected pick · likely range in the round
| Round | Pick | Likely range | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | #16▼5 | 8–25 | Own |
| 2nd | – | To Cardinals | |
| 3rd | #80 | 72–89 | Own |
| 4th | #116 | 108–125 | Own |
| 5th | – | To Browns | |
| 6th | #183 | 180–191 | Cardinals |
| 6th | #191 | 185–198 | Browns |
| 6th | – | To Patriots | |
| 7th | – | To Browns |
2028 rounds held
Reading the picks
The number is where the pick most likely lands and the bar is where it could fall: wide early in the season, narrow by December. An arrow shows how far it has moved since last week. Compensatory picks are added in March. How picks are projected
Needs
| Pos | Need | Starters · age in 2027 | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB | High | Marks 26 Montgomery 30 | 29th |
| OT | High | Ersery 25 Brown 34Drafted Aireontae Ersery: 2nd round, 2025 | 18th |
| CB | Medium▼ | Stingley Jr. 26 Lassiter 24 Pitre 28 | 20th |
| IOL | Medium | Rutledge 23 Brown 30 Ingram 28Drafted Keylan Rutledge: 1st round, 2026 | 26th |
| TE | Medium | Schultz 31Drafted Marlin Klein: 2nd round, 2026 | 10th |
| QB | Medium | Stroud 25 | 4th |
| S | Medium | Blankenship 28 Bullock 24 | 15th |
| WR | Medium | Collins 28 Hutchinson 27 Dell 27Drafted Jayden Higgins: 2nd round, 2025 | 4th |
| DL | Medium | Togiai 27 Rankins 33Drafted Kayden McDonald: 2nd round, 2026 | 10th |
| EDGE | Low | Anderson Jr. 25 Hunter 32 | 2nd |
| LB | Low | To'oTo'o 26 Al-Shaair 30 Hansen 29 | 2nd |
Reading the needs
A high need is where this club is most likely to spend an early pick, so a rookie drafted there walks into a role. Output ranks how the unit is playing among the 32 clubs. An age in amber is a starter near the end of his prime; IR or Out marks one who is unavailable; an arrow shows a need that has moved since last week. How needs are judged
Prospects
Likeliest picks QB, RB, WR and TE
| Player | Projected | With pick | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB Mark Fletcher Jr.Miami | #105 | #116 4th | 4% |
| RB LJ MartinBYU | #112 | #116 4th | 4% |
| RB Nate FrazierGeorgia | #80 | #80 3rd | 4% |
| WR Charlie BeckerIndiana | #10 | #16 1st | 4% |
| QB Darian MensahMiami | #12 | #16 1st | 4% |
| QB Trinidad ChamblissOle Miss | #15 | #16 1st | 3% |
| WR Cam ColemanTexas | #19 | #16 1st | 3% |
| RB Isaac BrownLouisville | #72 | #80 3rd | 3% |
| RB Jadan BaughFlorida | #25 | #16 1st | 3% |
| RB Eli GillmanMontana | #94 | #80 3rd | 3% |
| TE Trey'Dez GreenLSU | #22 | #16 1st | 3% |
| RB Justice HaynesGeorgia Tech | #125 | #116 4th | 3% |
How the chances are worked out
A player's chance of going at each pick comes from his draft range (his college production and the consensus of public mock drafts). At every pick that chance is shared between the clubs that could hold it, by how likely each is to be picking there and how much it needs his position. A club is not expected to draft more than one quarterback or tight end early, however many picks it holds. Only the players with a real chance of the first three rounds are listed.
Traded picks: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 12 November 2026. College statistics: CollegeFootballData.com. Projections are Fantasy Homepage's own. Not affiliated with the Houston Texans or the NFL.