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The Texans' ELEVEN picks for this 2014 NFL Draft:
| ROUND | ROUND SELECTION |
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| 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | 35 | Compensatory |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | From Raiders (Matt Schaub) |
| 6 | 35 | Compensatory |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | 41 | Compensatory |
That's eleven more players to help rebuild this roster! We may see the Texans bundle some of their "non-compensatory" picks and trade up if they see a player they really want, or perhaps they will add to the stockpile by trading back in one or more rounds. The scene is set for the Texans to use this draft to reinforce a core roster of great players going into this new era.
The complete list of compensatory picks for 2014:
| TEAM | ROUND | OVERALL SELECTION |
| STEELERS | 3 | 97 |
| PACKERS | 3 | 98 |
| RAVENS | 3 | 99 |
| 49ERS | 3 | 100 |
| LIONS | 4 | 133 |
| RAVENS | 4 | 134 |
| TEXANS | 4 | 135 |
| LIONS | 4 | 136 |
| JETS | 4 | 137 |
| RAVENS | 4 | 138 |
| FALCONS | 4 | 139 |
| PATRIOTS | 4 | 140 |
| STEELERS | 5 | 173 |
| GIANTS | 5 | 174 |
| RAVENS | 5 | 175 |
| PACKERS | 5 | 176 |
| JETS | 6 | 209 |
| JETS | 6 | 210 |
| TEXANS | 6 | 211 |
| BENGALS | 6 | 212 |
| JETS | 6 | 213 |
| RAMS | 6 | 214 |
| STEELERS | 6 | 215 |
| COWBOYS | 7 | 248 |
| RAMS | 7 | 249 |
| RAMS | 7 | 250 |
| COWBOYS | 7 | 251 |
| BENGALS | 7 | 252 |
| FALCONS | 7 | 253 |
| COWBOYS | 7 | 254 |
| FALCONS | 7 | 255 |
| TEXANS | 7 | 256 |
"Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula." - NFL.com
The Texans lost the following players:
No doubt Quin and Barwin carried the most value of the free agents on this list. Many of us here at BRB were frustrated to see Quin leave Houston without a contract offer from Rick Smith. His absence was further exacerbated by the #Bamboozled situation.
The Texans gained the following players:
One of these is not like the others. Punter Shane Lechler could easily be the MVP for the Texans last season, while Greg Jones was mostly invisible as the team's fullback. To even suggest that the Texans were able to measure any value for gaining Ed Reed is beyond ridiculous. Furthermore, the Jets do not have him listed as a player gained in this formula. He provided more value to them than he did the Texans! Such is the way of the NFL I suppose.
Total picks awarded to each team for 2014:
The Ravens and Jets really benefited in the compensatory stockpile this year, but the Texans didn't do too bad with three. Getting the fifth pick in the sixth round from the Raiders for Matt Schaub was a lot better than just cutting him, so overall I am pretty happy with the opportunity the Texans have available going into this draft. Sound off below with your thoughts of this treasure trove of picks the Texans will have available to build up the roster with young new talent.