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 5/20/2019)
LB, Tyrell Adams, 50
S, Jahleel Addae, 37
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
WR, Floyd Allen, 82
LB, Jesse Anniebonam, 69
DB, Johnson Bademosi, 23
CB, Derrick Baity Jr., 30
OLB, Davin Bellamy, 48
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
CB, Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 30
CB, Deante Burton, 39
WR, DeAndre Carter, 14
OLB, Jadeveon Clowney, 90
LB, Dylan Cole, 51
CB, Aaron Colvin, 22
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Xavier Crawford, 28
RB, Damarea Crockett, 36
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
P, Trevor Daniel, 8
OL, Julién Davenport, 70
LB, Jamal Davis, 49
WR, Johnnie Dixon, 18
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
NT, Javi Edwards, 78
An image from the May 10, 2019 Rookie Mini Camp offseason practice.
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
RB, Josh Ferguson, 40
RB, D'Onta Foreman, 27
WR, Will Fuller, V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
S, Tashaun Gipson, 39
DE, Joel Heath, 93
OL, Seantrel Henderson, 76
S, A.J. Hendy, 37
RB, Karan Higdon, 31
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 10
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
DE, Albert Huggins, 67
S, Chris Johnson, 43
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
OL, Roderick Johnson, 63
WR, Tyron Johnson, 13
RB, Taiwan Jones, 34
CB, Johnathan Joseph, 24
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
OL, Matt Kalil, 75
OL, Senio Kelemete, 64
CB, Jermaine Kelly, 35
OLB, Chris Landrum, 42
OL, Rick Leonard, 72
LB, Drew Lewis, 52
WR, Stephen Louis, 12
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
C, Nick Martin, 66
QB, AJ McCarron, 2
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
RB, Lamar Miller, 26
WR, Steven Mitchell, Jr., 11
S, A.J. Moore, 33
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
NT, Walter Palmore, 60
OL, Malcolm Pridgeon, 68
OL, Martinas Rankin, 75
NT/DE, D.J. Reader, 98
S, Justin Reid, 20
CB, Bradley Roby, 21
DE, Ira Savage-Lewis, 96
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
OL, Maurquice Shakir, 77
WR, Vyncint Smith, 17
OL, David Steinmetz, 79
TE, Jordan Thomas, 83
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
WR, Jester Weah, 86
QB, Joe Webb, III, 5
LS, Jon Weeks, 46
WR, Isaac Whitney, 19
LB, Xavier Woodson-Luster, 56
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