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A few weeks ago, the Mothership detailed the Texans’ all-time offensive greats, as selected by Drew Dougherty and John Harris. We talked about the selections here. Now they’ve come back through with their defensive selections, and we already know some of the names that simply have to be on the list.
Read further to see their selections, and make your own in the comments below.
Houston Texans All-Time Defensive Players
| PICK (TEAM) | PLAYER | YEARS AS A TEXAN |
|---|---|---|
| PICK (TEAM) | PLAYER | YEARS AS A TEXAN |
| 1 (JH) | DE J.J. Watt | 2011-Current |
| 2 (DD) | OLB Jadeveon Clowney | 2014-Current |
| 3 (JH) | DE Mario Williams | 2006-2011 |
| 4 (DD) | CB Johnathan Joseph | 2011-Current |
| 5 (JH) | S Glover Quin | 2009-2012 |
| 6 (DD) | CB Aaron Glenn | 2002-2004 |
| 7 (JH) | OLB Whitney Mercilus | 2012-Current |
| 8 (DD) | ILB DeMeco Ryans | 2006-2011 |
| 9 (JH) | ILB Brian Cushing | 2009-2017 |
| 10 (DD) | DE Antonio Smith | 2009-2013, 2016 |
| 11 (JH) | CB A.J. Bouye | 2013-2016 |
| 12 (DD) | S Marcus Coleman | 2002-2005 |
| 13 (JH) | ILB Benardrick McKinney | 2015-Current |
| 14 (DD) | S Dunta Robinson | 2004-2009 |
| 15 (JH) | NT Gary Walker | 2002-2005 |
| 16 (DD) | NT Vince Wilfork | 2015-2016 |
| 17 (JH) | OLB Connor Barwin | 2009-2012 |
| 18 (DD) | ILB Jamie Sharper | 2002-2004 |
| 19 (JH) | CB Kareem Jackson | 2010-Current |
| 20 (DD) | DE Seth Payne | 2002-2006 |
| 21 (JH) | S Bernard Pollard | 2009-2010 |
| 22 (DD) | OLB Kailee Wong | 2002-2006 |
Their individual teams are listed below:
HARRIS’ ULTIMATE 11 TEXANS DEFENSE
POSITION (PICK) PLAYER
DE (1) J.J. Watt
NT (8) Gary Walker
DE (2) Mario Williams
OLB (4) Whitney Mercilus
ILB (5) Brian Cushing
ILB (7) Benardrick McKinney
OLB (9) Connor Barwin
CB (6) A.J. Bouye
CB (10) Kareem Jackson
S (3) Glover Quin
S (11) Bernard Pollard
DOUGHERTY’S ULTIMATE 11 TEXANS DEFENSE
POSITION (PICK) PLAYER
DE (5) Antonio Smith
NT (8) Vince Wilfork
DE (10) Seth Payne
OLB (1) Jadeveon Clowney
ILB (4) DeMeco Ryans
ILB (9) Jamie Sharper
OLB (11) Kailee Wong
CB (2) Johnathan Joseph
CB (3) Aaron Glenn
S (6) Marcus Coleman
S (7) Dunta Robinson
Surprised to see the Ninja on the list? What about Dunta “Pay Me Rick” Robinson? Who here recalls Kailee Wong enough to have him on an all-time list?
What about your lists? Any changes you’d like to see made? You know what to do.