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2010 DRAFT NOTES
THE TEXANS 2010 DRAFT CLASS
Round 1, Pick 20 (20th Overall)
Kareem Jackson CB Alabama
Round 2, Pick 26 (58th Overall)
Ben Tate RB Auburn
Round 3, Pick 17 (81st Overall)
Earl Mitchell DT Arizona
Round 4, Pick 4 (102nd Overall)
Darryl Sharpton LB Miami (Fla.)
Round 4, Pick 20 (118th Overall)
Garrett Graham TE Wisconsin
Round 5, Pick 13 (144th Overall)
Sherrick McManis CB Northwestern
Round 6, Pick 18 (187th Overall)
Shelley Smith G Colorado State
Round 6, Pick 28 (197th Overall)
Trindon Holliday WR Louisiana State
Round 7, Pick 20 (227th Overall)
Dorin Dickerson WR Pittsburgh
5 Offensive Players
(Running Back, Tight End, Guard, 2 Wide Receivers)
4 Defensive Players
(2 Cornerbacks, Defensive Tackle, Linebacker)
TEXANS ALL-TIME NO. 1 PICKS
Including the 2010 NFL Draft, the Texans have picked a
defensive player with seven of their 10 first-round picks
and in six of the last seven drafts.
Houston Texans All-Time First-Round Draft Picks
Year Player Pos. Pick College
2010 Kareem Jackson CB 20 Alabama
2009 Brian Cushing LB 15 USC
2008 Duane Brown T 26 Virginia Tech
2007 Amobi Okoye DT 10 Louisville
2006 Mario Williams DE 1 North Carolina St.
2005 Travis Johnson DT 16 Florida State
2004 Dunta Robinson CB 10 South Carolina
2004 Jason Babin LB 27 Western Michigan
2003 Andre Johnson WR 3 Miami (Fla.)
2002 David Carr QB 1 Fresno State
TEXANS DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS
1 CB Sherrick McManis is the first player from
Northwestern drafted by the Texans.
2 Houston had two picks in the fourth round and in
the sixth round.
2 Cornerbacks drafted by the Texans in 2010 –
Kareem Jackson and Sherrick McManis.
2 Wide receivers drafted by the Texans in 2010 –
Trindon Holliday and Dorin Dickerson.
3 Times the Texans traded during the draft.
4.9 Career rushing average for RB Ben Tate at Auburn.
5 Players from Colorado State on the current Texans
roster after the selection of G Shelley Smith.
8.0 Career sacks for DT Earl Mitchell at Arizona.
9 Players drafted by the Texans.
10.00 Time, in seconds, that it takes WR Trindon Holliday
to run 100 meters.
11 Linebackers drafted by the Texans all-time, more
than any other position.
12 Players from Southeastern Conference schools
drafted by the Texans in team history, the most
from any conference.
14-0 Record for CB Kareem Jackson in 2009 at Alabama.
20 CB Kareem Jackson was the 20th overall pick in
the 2010 NFL Draft.
20.5 Driving distance, in miles, from Galena Park North
Shore High School, where DT Earl Mitchell
attended, to Reliant Stadium.
40 Games started by CB Kareem Jackson during his
career at Alabama.
43 Vertical jump, in inches, for WR Dorin Dickerson.
65 Inches tall for Trindon Holliday, the shortest draft
pick in Texans history.
255 Total selections in the 2010 NFL Draft.
255 Total career tackles for LB Darryl Sharpton at
Miami (Fla.).
3:28 Time elapsed during the first round of the 2010 NFL
Draft.
1,492 Career receiving yards for TE Garrett Graham at
Wisconsin.
3,321 Yards that RB Ben Tate rushed for during his
career at Auburn.
7,413 Attendance at the Texans Draft Party, presented
by Miller Lite. It was the largest crowd for a draft
event in team history.
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