What time are the Texans picking in the first round of the draft?

TL;DR

The Houston Texans are set to make their first-round pick at the 2026 NFL Draft around 10:44 p.m. CDT, following the start of the draft at 7 p.m. CDT. They hold the 28th overall pick in the first round.

Key points

NFL Draft starts at 7 p.m. CDT
Texans' first-round pick is 28th overall
Estimated pick time is around 10:44 p.m. CDT
Texans have seven total picks in the draft
Each pick takes roughly eight minutes

Houston TexansNFL Draft 2026

Apr 22, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A general overall view of the 2026 NFL Draft theater stage at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images There’s a moment that comes around when you start watching the NFL Draft that I think every football fan who watches the draft has. Everybody’s in a good mood, they’ve all finished booing Roger Goodell (for good reason) and now we’re a couple of picks in. The first couple blow past quickly because everyone and their mother knew the Raiders were going to take [we’re going to assume Fernando Mendoza]. So it’s pick three and you’re waiting for them to make their pick; then you decide to see just how far down the list, if you don’t know already, when your favorite team is going to pick. You keep scrolling…and scrolling…and scrolling…until you find your team—way at the end of the round. So you start doing mental math to figure out when the Houston Texans will make their pick; then you get sick of it because you were told there’d be no math involved. Luckily for you, we’ve done the math for you. The NFL Draft starts tonight at 7 p.m. CDT with each pick taking roughly eight minutes to make, meaning the Texans’ estimated pick time (assuming nobody goes full Vikings and misses two picks in a row) for the 28th pick is about 10:44 p.m. CDT.

Houston Texans 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 – 28 (28) Round 2 – 6 (38) Round 2 – 27 (59) Round 3 – 5 (69) Round 4 – 6 (106) Round 5 – 1 (141) Round 5 – 27 (167) Round 7 – 27 (243) Nobody expects the Texans to go come out of this draft with the same number of picks or in the same slots they currently possess, that’s half the fun of watching the draft. The other half is watching it with your fellow Texans fans here at BRB. Check out all the odds for the upcoming 2026 NFL season and Super Bowl from our friends at FanDuel

Q&A

What time does the NFL Draft start for 2026?

The NFL Draft for 2026 starts at 7 p.m. CDT.

When is the Houston Texans' first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft?

The Houston Texans' first-round pick is estimated to be around 10:44 p.m. CDT.

How many picks do the Houston Texans have in the 2026 NFL Draft?

The Houston Texans currently have a total of seven picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.