The tentative seven-round order of the 2009 draft was announced today by the NFL.
The order does not include compensatory selections, which will be awarded to clubs at the bottom of rounds 3-7. An updated round-by-round summary will be released after the compensatory selections have been determined.
Below are the picks of the Texans and their AFC South division rivals. The Texans have eight draft picks, Tennessee has seven and Jacksonville and Indianapolis both have six.
| ROUND ONE | |
| (round, round selection, overall selection) | |
| 1-8-8 | Jacksonville |
| 1-15-15 | Houston |
| 1-27-27 | Indianapolis |
| 1-30-30 | Tennessee |
| ROUND TWO | |
| 2-7-39 | Jacksonville |
| 2-14-46 | Houston |
| 2-29-61 | Indianapolis |
| 2-30-62 | Tennessee |
| ROUND THREE | |
| 3-8-72 | Jacksonville |
| 3-13-77 | Houston |
| 3-28-92 | Indianapolis |
| 3-30-94 | Tennessee |
| ROUND FOUR | |
| 4-7- | Jacksonville |
| 4-12- | Houston |
| 4-22- | Houston from Minnesota |
| 4-27- | Indianapolis |
| 4-30- | Tennessee |
| ROUND FIVE | |
| 5-8- | Jacksonville |
| 5-16- | Houston |
| 5-29- | Indianapolis |
| ROUND SIX | |
| 6-7- | Jacksonville |
| 6-15- | Houston |
| 6-28- | Indianapolis |
| 6-30- | Tennessee |
| ROUND SEVEN | |
| 7-14- | Houston |
| 7-27- | Indianapolis |
| 7-30- | Tennessee |
