April 28th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in John McClain, on his Thursday NFL draft chat on Chron.com, stated that, to move up in this year’s draft and get a top player, the Texans would have to trade to with the Denver Broncos at the #2 spot. McClain said that he was told that such a trade would cost the Texans first, second and third round picks. Stating that if the Texans were to trade down to fifteenth, a team bidding a quarterback could swap the Texans its first for a third, if not a fourth round pick, in addition to the first round pick. The Texans pick include:
Round 1, Pick 11
Round 2, Pick 42
Round 3, Pick 73
Round 4, Pick 105
Round 5, Pick 138
Round 6, Pick 178
Round 7, Pick 214
Round 7, Pick 254 <compensatory pick>
