Which players from this list should the Texans target?
Through two days of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans have had a pretty normal draft. Well, normal to their standards.
Since Nick Caserio touched down in 2021, the Texans have only had four picks in the first round. That remained the same in 2025 after Houston made a deal with the New York Giants to move back nine spots and pick up a second and two third-round picks.
Much like in 2021, 2022 and 2024, the Texans made trades. Three of the first major moves in H-Town came via a card being turned in at a pick not initially owned by the team. Still, the Texans improved with the additions of Iowa State wide receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel, Minnesota offensive tackles Aireontae Ersery and USC defensive back Jaylin Smith.
Heading into the final day of the draft, there are still plenty of quality players available – led by Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. He’s experienced a free fall down the board, with Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe and even Dillon Gabriel all going ahead of him.
The Texans have fives picks remaining in the draft, four of which are in the three of which are in the sixth round. They’ll get things started on Saturday with the 167th overall selection and wrap up the day at No. 255, a pick they acquired from the Browns in a trade made before the draft started.
Here are the 99 best available players, according to the consensus big board put together by Arif Hasan. The Texans will probably pass on all quarterbacks and potentially defensive backs since they set at both spots. A wide receiver shouldn’t be in play, but if the right option is there, Caserio won’t say no. Every other position will be in play.
- QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
- OG Marcus Mbow, Purdue
- OLB Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
- OLB Bradyn Swinson, LSU
- WR Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
- WR Jalen Royals, Utah State
- RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
- RB Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
- DT Joshua Farmer, Florida State
- OT Cameron Williams, Texas
- OLB Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
- LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
- S Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
- WR Tory Horton, Colorado State
- DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
- RB Damien Martinez, Miami
- TE Gunnar Helm, Texas
- DT CJ West, Indiana
- WR Isaiah Bond, Texas
- CB Quincy Riley, Louisville
- LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss
- RB Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
- DT Ty Robinson, Nebraska
- RB DJ Giddens, Kansas State
- LB Barrett Carter, Clemson
- OG Miles Frazier, LSU
- QB Will Howard, Ohio State
- S Lathan Ransom, Ohio State
- DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland
- WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami
- QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
- RB Devin Neal, Kansas
- OLB Jared Ivey, Mississippi
- LB Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
- CB Dorian Strong, Virginia Tech
- LB Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
- OLB David Walker, Central Arkansas
- CB Cobee Bryant, Kansas
- QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse
- DT Aeneas Peebles, Virginia Tech
- WR Tez Johnson, Oregon
- OLB Barryn Sorrell, Texas
- CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State
- RB Jordan James, Oregon
- RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia
- OLB Elijah Roberts, SMU
- LB Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
- RB Brashard Smith, SMU
- OT Logan Brown, Kansas
- LB Cody Simon, Ohio State
- RB Jaydon Blue, Texas
- OT Jalen Rivers, Miami
- CB Zy Alexander, LSU
- S Malachi Moore, Alabama
- DT JJ Pegues, Mississippi
- S Sebastian Castro, Iowa
- TE Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
- OLB Tyler Baron, Miami
- OT Chase Lundt, UConn
- S Jaylen Reed, Penn State
- DT Ty Hamilton, Ohio State
- RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
- WR Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
- WR Dont’e Thornton Jr., Tennessee
- CB Zah Frazier, UTSA
- RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
- DT Cam Jackson, Florida
- OT Jalen Travis, Iowa State
- OT Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
- C Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
- C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
- TE Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse
- OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech
- DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Georgia
- RB LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
- CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska
- LB Kobe King, Penn State
- LB Teddye Buchanan, Cal
- DL Rylie Mills, Notre Dame
- QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
- OG Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
- S Jordan Hancock, Ohio State
- OLB Que Robinson, Alabama
- S R.J. Mickens, Clemson
- TE Jake Briningstool, Clemson
- OG Joshua Gray, Oregon State
- OT Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
- C Jonah Monheim, USC
- CB Bilhal Kone, Western Michigan
- WR Nick Nash, San Jose State
- RB Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
- RB Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
- OT Jack Nelson, Wisconsin
- OLB Jah Joyner, Minnesota
- RB Woody Marks, USC
- S Craig Woodson, Cal
- TE Jackson Hawes, Georgia Tech
- TE Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
- C Drew Kendall, Boston College
