Full list of players invited to 2026 NFL combine

At the end of the day, one pick won’t define the Houston Texans‘ 2026 season, but the notion of missing out on an offensive lineman once again could make or break for the Texans once more.

With the Seattle Seahawks claiming their second Super Bowl title following a 29-13 win over the New England Patriots, the offseason is underway and all 32 teams know where they’re picking for the 2026 NFL Draft.

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The Texans own nine picks in the draft, including four inside the top 70. Those could be the most important selections of general manager Nick Caserio’s tenure since this is a make-or-break season for the current iteration of the roster, entering extension talks for defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans, along with the Texans’ scouting department, will spend a week at Lucas Oil Stadium studying the prospects to determine which names should be in play when on the clock. The NFL has invited 319 prospects to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

View the full list of invited prospects below, sorted by position.

Players invited to NFL combine

QUARTERBACKS

• Haynes King, Georgia Tech

• Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

• Behren Morton, Texas Tech

• Cole Payton, North Dakota State

RUNNING BACKS

• Kaytron Allen, Penn State

• Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest

• Jonah Coleman, Washington

• Rahsul Faison, South Carolina

• Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame

• Jadarian Price, Notre Dame

• Nicholas Singleton, Penn State

• Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas

WIDE RECEIVERS

• Vinny Anthony II, Wisconsin

• Denzel Boston, Washington

• Zachariah Branch, Georgia

• Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee

• Jeff Caldwell, Cincinnati

• Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri

• Caleb Douglas, Texas Tech

• Malachi Fields, Notre Dame

• Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Kansas

• Bryce Lance, North Dakota State

• Donaven McCulley, Michigan

• Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech

• De’Zhaun Stribling, Mississippi

• J. Michael Sturdivant, Florida

• Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State

• Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

• Reggie Virgil, Texas Tech

• Harrison Wallace III, Mississippi

• Jalen Walthall, Incarnate Word

• Antonio Williams, Clemson

TIGHT ENDS

• Nate Boerkircher, Texas A&M

• Khalil Dinkins, Penn State

• John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming

• Will Kacmarek, Ohio State

• Miles Kitselman, Tennessee

• Riley Nowakowski, Indiana

• Dae’Quan Wright, Mississippi

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

• Evan Beerntsen, Northwestern

• Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M

• Jude Bowry, Boston College

• Parker Brailsford, Alabama

• Fernando Carmona, Arkansas

• Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M

• Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Wake Forest

• Matt Gulbin, Michigan State

• Max Iheanachor, Arizona State

• Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

• Diego Pounds, Mississippi

• Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M

• Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech

• Billy Schrauth, Notre Dame

• Logan Taylor, Boston College

• Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern

• Carver Willis, Washington

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

• Vincent Anthony Jr., Duke

• Jaishawn Barham, Michigan

• Nick Barrett, South Carolina

• DeMonte Capehart, Clemson

• Brandon Cleveland, N.C. State

• Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati

• Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State

• Skyler Gill-Howard, Texas Tech

• George Gumbs Jr., Florida

• Zxavian Harris, Mississippi

• Romello Height, Texas Tech

• Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

• Aidan Hubbard, Northwestern

• Quintayvious Hutchins, Boston College

• Darrell Jackson Jr., Florida State

• Bobby Jamison-Travis, Auburn

• Marvin Jones Jr., Oklahoma

• Joshua Josephs, Tennessee

• Chris McClellan, Missouri

• Kayden McDonald, Ohio State

• Domonique Orange, Iowa State

• Kaleb Proctor, Southeastern Louisiana

• Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan

• Damonic Williams, Oklahoma

LINEBACKERS

• Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State

• Justin Jefferson, Alabama

• Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech

• Xavian Sorey Jr., Arkansas

• Scooby Williams, Texas A&M

DEFENSIVE BACKS

• Keith Abney II, Arizona State

• Marcus Allen, North Carolina

• Brandon Cisse, South Carolina

• Tacario Davis, Washington

• Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin

• Thaddeus Dixon, North Carolina

• Ahmari Harvey, Georgia Tech

• Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State

• Chris Johnson, San Diego State

• Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

• Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston

• Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo

• Toriano Pride Jr., Missouri

• Ephesians Prysock, Washington

• DeShon Singleton, Nebraska

• Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma

• Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State

• Zakee Wheatley, Penn State

SPECIALISTS

• Ryan Eckley, Michigan State

• Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse

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This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Who should the Texans watch for at the combine? Full list of invitees