Houston NFL Draft Picks

116 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

116Players Drafted
17First Rounders

Houston has produced 116 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Riley Odoms, taken 5th overall in 1972. 17 of its picks went in the first round. Antowain Smith has the longest NFL career among them by games played (103). RB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (23). 22 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Houston NFL Draft Picks

YearRdPickTeamPlayerPosCollege
1967227 NOBo BurrisQBHouston
1967232 DENThomas BeerTEHouston
1967485 DENCarl CunninghamDEHouston
1967494 SDDick PostRBHouston
1968379 PITKen HebertWRHouston
19684109 CINWarren McVeaRBHouston
19684111 DENGus HollomonDBHouston
1969229 ATLPaul GipsonRBHouston
19695118 TENJohn PeacockDBHouston
19697161 CINRoyce BerryDEHouston
19697182 NYJCliff LarsonDEHouston
19706139 SFRusty ClarkQBHouston
19707165 SFJim StrongRBHouston
1971116 KCElmo WrightWRHouston
1971236 CHICharles FordDBHouston
1971482 NOCarlos BellRBHouston
197215 DENRiley OdomsTEHouston
1972235 DALRobert NewhouseRBHouston
1972369 NYGTommy MozisekRBHouston
1974360 LA Steve GeorgeDTHouston
197515 CLE Mack MitchellDEHouston
1975375 MIAGerald HillLBHouston
1975479 NYG Robert GiblinDBHouston
1975480 BAL Marshall JohnsonRBHouston
19754104 PITHarold EvansLBHouston
19756155 MINBubba BroussardLBHouston
19757174 BUFReggie CherryRBHouston
19759214 LAC Larry KellerOLBHouston
19764124 TB Everett LittleGHouston
197718 CIN Wilson WhitleyDEHouston
1977381 DALVal BelcherOGHouston
19774108 DAL Guy BrownOLBHouston
19778205 HOU Eddie FosterWRHouston
1978383 CIN Don BassTEHouston
19784110 DAL Alois BlackwellRBHouston
1979120 CLE Willis AdamsWRHouston; Navarro
19797179 NYJEmmett KingRBHouston
19798216 NE Randy LoveRBHouston
1980498 SFDavid HodgeLBHouston
19807187 WAS Melvin JonesGHouston
1981127 PHI Leonard MitchellOTHouston
19818220 BAL Hosea TaylorDEHouston
19824103 TB Dave BarrettRBHouston
19826163 NYJLonell PheaWRHouston
19827189 DENAlvin RubenDEHouston
19835116 DENWeedy HarrisLBHouston
19846152 DAL Eugene LockhartILBHouston
198412330 CHI Donald JordanRBHouston
1985254 DEN Simon FletcherDEHouston
1985384 NE Audray McMillianCBHouston
198512331 WAS Bryant WinnLBHouston
1986381 MIA T.J. TurnerDEHouston
19867177 CIN Pat FranklinRBHouston; Texas State-San Marcos
19867179 MIN Carl HiltonTEHouston
19895122 SF Johnnie JacksonDBHouston
19895131 HOU Glenn MontgomeryNTHouston
198910253 DET Jason PhillipsWRHouston; Taft College
199017 DET Andre WareQBHouston; Alvin Community College
1990115 HOU Lamar LathonLBHouston
1990252 DEN Alton MontgomerySAFHouston; Northwest Mississippi CC
1990366 MIA Alfred OglesbyDTHouston
1990381 PIT Craig VeaseyDTHouston
199011295 HOU Joey BanesOTHouston
19917176 GB Reggie BurnetteLBHouston
19919242 PHI Chuck WeatherspoonRBHouston
199216 CIN David KlinglerQBHouston
19926154 NYJ Glenn CadrezOLBHouston; Chaffey College
19929226 CIN Ostell MilesRBHouston; Pasadena College
199211303 NO Mike GislerCHouston
1994251 DEN Allen AldridgeOLBHouston; Tyler JC
1994373 SEA Lamar SmithRBHouston
19946174 PHIRyan McCoyLBHouston
1995125 MIA Billy MilnerOTHouston; Southwest Mississippi JC
1996251 IND Dedric MathisCBHouston
19965146 JAX Jimmy HerndonOTHouston
1997123 BUF Antowain SmithRBHouston; East Mississippi JC
19974117 IND Monty MontgomeryDBHouston
19974117 INDDelmonico MontgomeryDBHouston
19976191 NYJ Chuck ClementsQBHouston
19984115 NE Leonta RheamsDTHouston
19987213 NYG Ben FrickeCHouston
20007213 TEN Mike GreenRBHouston; Blinn College
20036188 LAC Hanik MilliganDBHouston; Iowa Central CC-Eagle Grove; Garden City CC
20046174 MIA Rex HadnotGHouston
2005238 LV Stanford RouttCBHouston
2007236 PHI Kevin KolbQBHouston
2007Jackie BattleFBHouston
2008233 LA Donnie AveryWRHouston
2009258 NE Sebastian VollmerOTHouston
20106170 LA Fendi OnobunTEHouston; Arizona
2011Loyce MeansCBHouston
20126202 NYJ Terrance GanawayRBBaylor; Houston; Texarkana College
2012Pat EdwardsWRHouston
2013112 LV D.J. HaydenDBHouston; Navarro
2014369 TB Charles SimsRBWest Virginia; Houston
2015Deontay GreenberryWRHouston
2015Joey MbuDTHouston
2016124 CIN William JacksonCBHouston; Trinity Valley CC
2016124 CINWilliam Jackson IIICBHouston
20166214 NE Elandon RobertsOLBHouston; Morgan State
20167229 PIT DeMarcus AyersWRHouston
2017247 BAL Tyus BowserLBHouston
20174126 CLE Howard WilsonCBHouston
20176207 CIN Brandon WilsonDBHouston
2017Steven TaylorOLBHouston
20187221 IND Matthew AdamsOLBHouston
2018Kyle AllenQBHouston
201919 BUF Ed OliverDTHouston
20194129 LV Isaiah JohnsonCBHouston
20196200 LAC Emeke EgbuleLBHouston
2020372 ARI Josh JonesOTHouston
2021128 NO Payton TurnerDEHouston
20216203 BUF Marquez StevensonWRHouston
20217259 TB Grant StuardLBHouston
2022233 TB Logan HallDEHouston
20224141 BAL Damarion WilliamsCBHouston
2023369 HOU Tank DellWRHouston; Independence Comm. College; Alabama A&M
20235139 ARI Clayton TuneQBHouston
20237240 JAX Derek ParishRBHouston
20237254 NYG Gervarrius OwensSAFHouston; Northeast Oklahoma
2024255 MIA Patrick PaulOTHouston
2025123 GB Matthew GoldenWRTexas; Houston
2025386 LAC Jamaree CaldwellDTOregon; Houston; Independence Comm. College