Texans Sign Three Draft Picks Including 2nd-Rd CB Lonnie Johnson & OT Max Scharping

May 9, 2019

According to John McClain, the Texans have signed three draft picks to contracts on Thursday including second-round CB Lonnie Johnson, second-round OT Max Scharping and seventh-round FB Cullen Gillaspia.

This leaves just four draft picks still unsigned for the Texans:

Round	Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Note
1.	23.	HOU	Tytus Howard	OT	Alabama St.
2.	54.	HOU	Lonnie Johnson	CB	Kentucky	Signed
2.	55.	HOU	Max Scharping	OT	NIU	Signed
3.	86.	HOU	Kahale Warring	TE	SDST
5.	161.	HOU	Charles Omenihu	DE	Texas
6.	195.	HOU	Xavier Crawford	CB	CMU
7.	220.	HOU	Cullen Gillaspia	RB	Texas A&M	Signed

Johnson, 6-3 and 206 pounds, was selected with the No. 54 overall pick by the Texans in round two. He’s projected to sign a four-year, $5,204,652 that includes a $1,805,201 signing bonus with Houston.

During his two years at Kentucky, Johnson recorded 64 total tackles, one sack, one interception and nine pass defenses in 22 games.