Bill O'Brien and the coaching staff get their first look at the rookies in a Texans uniform.
Friday was the start of the fifth rookie minicamp under the head coach. As he did in the previous four, he explained the most prominent challenge facing these players over the next three days.
"The biggest jump initially is just the mental side of it," O'Brien said in a Friday press conference at NRG Stadium. "The ability to process information and take that information out to the practice field."
O'Brien said the rookies go from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the facilities, and they went through a practice on Friday at the Houston Methodist Training Center. That will be repeated on Saturday as well.
"This is a weekend where we give them a lot of information," O'Brien said. "So they have to figure out how to take notes on a certain thing and how to listen to some other things."
With eight draftees, 13 rookie free agents, 19 tryout players veterans who have less than a year of NFL service, O'Brien and the Texans indoctrinated the newest Texans into their new workplace.
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 9/12/2019)
TE, Jerrell Adams, 89
S, Jahleel Addae, 37
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
WR, DeAndre Carter, 14
LB, Dylan Cole, 51
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Xavier Crawford, 28
CB, Keion Crossen, 35
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
P, Trevor Daniel, 8
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
WR, Will Fuller, V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
CB, Phillip Gaines, 29
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
S, Tashaun Gipson, 39
OL, Seantrel Henderson, 76
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 10
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
OL, Roderick Johnson, 63
CB, Johnathan Joseph, 24
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
OL, Senio Kelemete, 64
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
C, Nick Martin, 66
QB, AJ McCarron, 2
QB, Alex McGough, 3
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
S, A.J. Moore, 33
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
TE, Logan Paulsen, 82
NT/DE, D.J. Reader, 98
S, Justin Reid, 20
CB, Bradley Roby, 21
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
OL, Laremy Tunsil, 78
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
LS, Jon Weeks, 46
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