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Marlin Klein Has the Texans Excited About His Ceiling

Houston Texans On SI·Jared Koch·23 days ago
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While a bit of a surprising pickup to the masses in the moment, the Houston Texans opted to upgrade their tight end room at the back-end of the second round of the draft with Michigan's Marlin Klein at pick 59, ending up as the fourth player at the position taken off the board in the entire draft. Klein, 23, wasn't exactly the highest consensus projection heading into the draft, seeing his stock lingering closer to day three than the middle of day two. But instead of focusing on that consensus analysis, the Texans had some clear appeal in the Wolverine and made a high investment in order to secure him. In the mind of Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans , there's a lot to like from his newest rookie addition at tight end— both because of his off-the-field story to get to where he is now, and some of the upside he provides as both a blocker and vertical threat. "Yeah, what I like about Marlin is, you see a big guy... Kid's from Germany. Came here at 15, and he's been through a lot," Ryans said of Klein.…

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