With the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft just one day away, we are ticking down the hours until the Houston Texans are on the clock.
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Read full article: Spring into savings for your home and lifestyle with these Insider DealsGet a highly rated refurbished 13.3″ i5 8GB 128GB Apple MacBook Air for just $200Houston Texans fans cheer during the third round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. In their 23 years of existence, the Texans have compiled an extensive and diverse draft history. With picks ranging from the beginning, middle and end of the first round, the team has a very varied range of results.I thought it would be fun to go back through the team’s draft history and analyze how their top picks faired in the NFL , DeAndre Hopkins , Derek Stingley Jr. , Will Anderson Jr. , Duane Brown , Mario Williams In the cases of C.J. Stroud, Will Anderson Jr., and Derek Stingley Jr., I think it is safe to say they are each on a Hall-of-Fame-worthy trajectory, but it is simply too early to tell for sure. Duane Brown was the cornerstone of the Texans’ offensive line for a decade, providing blindside protection for multiple different quarterback eras of the team. Even if his tenure in Houston ended on a sour note, DeAndre Hopkins was one of the most dominant pass catchers of the 2010s decade, and most people would put him just below Johnson on the current list of all-time Texans receivers. ‘It hit my heart, he was giving me game,’ Texans’ C.J. Stroud soaks up moment with Warriors star Stephen Curry Mario Williams is possibly the toughest player to rank on this list. He spent just six seasons in Houston before signing a blockbuster contract with Buffalo. His resume is impressive enough to place him higher in this ranking , but half of his accolades were achieved after he left the Texans. Deshaun Watson’s Texans tenure ended in disgrace and infamy, but his time in Houston resulted in two playoff runs and one of the most productive eras in franchise history. Not only that, but the Texans were able to negotiate an unprecedented haul of draft picks in a trade that sent Watson to Cleveland. This move helped Houston accelerate its rebuild and is regarded as one of the best trades in NFL history , Kareem Jackson , Brian Cushing , Whitney Mercilus , Tytus Howard , Dunta Robinson This tier includes Jadeveon Clowney, a player that made a large impact during his time in H-Town, even if he had some injury issues in the first part of his career and wasn’t a Texan for as long as we might have liked. The next three players didn’t have quite as dominant of a peak as Clowney, but they were solid contributors who were important pieces to some stout defenses in the 2010s for the Texans. Why Texans made $42.6 million investment in Jalen Pitre: ‘Represents everything you want in a player, and in a person’ Tytus Howard has moved all over the Texans’ line, and he was talented enough to earn a lucrative second contract, but issues with injuries have left some lingering questions with his game. Dunta Robinson had a bit of a messy end to his time as a Texan, but he was an immediate starter who had some solid years in Houston. Despite only playing six seasons with the Texans, he ranks third all-time in franchise interceptions .Will Fuller was a speedster and a constant homerun threat, but his career was stunted by injuries, and he retired shortly after leaving Houston. Jason Babin was actually a two-time Pro Bowler, but both of those selections came years after he had been traded by the Texans.Don’t let the low-ranking fool you; there is plenty of talent in this group. There is a plethora of reasons that a draft pick might fail to meet expectations, and it happens every year. Whether it be lingering injuries, poor coaching, or just a bad fit, sometimes a draft pick just needs a change of scenery.Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in the spring of 2024. He earned his B.A. from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.Spring into savings for your home and lifestyle with these Insider DealsApple MacBook Air 13.3" 1.8GHz i5 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Silver
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