Texans draft Michigan tight end, Germany native Marlin Klein in second round

HOUSTON – The Texans drafted University of Michigan tight finish Marlin Klein in the second round.

A 6-foot-6, 248-pound native of Germany, Klein moved to the United States to attend a boarding faculty in Rabun Gap, Georgia to start out taking part in American soccer. This was donated by way of the help of Gridiron Imports Foundation, a registered United States nonprofit group. He attended the Rabun Gap-Nacooche School.

He caught a career-high six passes for 93 yards and one landing in opposition to New Mexico final season.

At Michigan, he received a nationwide championship. He caught 24 passes for 248 yards and one landing.

Two seasons in the past, Klein caught 13 passes for 108 yards.

Klein has run the 40-yard sprint in 4.61 seconds with a 36-inch vertical leap and a 9-9 broad bounce.

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com