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Now that the dust has settled, let's recap the players heading to Houston for their dream to play in the NFL. Some of these players will make the Texans' 53-man roster, while others may find themselves on other NFL teams before it is all said and done.
The seven ( 7 ) players drafted by your Houston Texans for 2015 are:
1: pick 16 (16) Kevin Johnson (CB, Wake Forest)--reactions/analysis here and here.
2: pick 11 (43) Benardrick McKinney (OLB, Miss. St.)--reactions/analysis here and here.
3: pick 6 (70) Jaelen Strong (WR, Arizona State)--reactions/analysis here and here.
5: Pick 39 (175)* Keith Mumphery (WR, Michigan St.)--reactions/analysis here.
6: Pick 35 (211)* Reshard Cliett (LB, S. Florida)--reactions here.
6: Pick 40 (216)* Christian Covington (DT, Rice)--reactions here.
7: Pick 18 (235) Kenny Hilliard (RB, LSU)--reactions here.
The undrafted rookies signed by Houston after the 2015 NFL Draft closed include:
S Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina
OL Jake Cotton, Nebraska
S Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State
DL Brandon Ivory, Alabama
P Will Johnson, Texas State
OT Kendall Lamm, Appalachian State
TE Khari Lee, Bowie State
CB Le'Vander Liggins, Louisiana Tech
OL Greg Mancz, Toldeo
TE Mike McFarland, USF
DL Cameron McLeod, Ohio
S Corey Moore, Georgia
DL Dan Pettinato, Arizona
QB Kevin Rodgers, Henderson State
DE James Rouse, Marshall
OL Chad Slade, Auburn
DE Carlos Thompson, Ole Miss
OLB Lynden Trail, Norfolk State
TE Ross Travis, Penn State
OLB Tony Washington, Oregon
WR Chandler Worthy, Troy
The following players were invited to minicamp for tryouts:
RB Trey Williams, TAMU
Braylon Webb, Mizzou