HOUSTON – University of Houston cornerback Art Green is regarded as a rising draft prospect.
The St. Louis native delivered an impressive Pro Day performance that included a 4.34 in the 40-yard dash.
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At 6-1 2/8 and 198 pounds, Green had a 36-inch vertical leap, a 10-2 broad jump and a 4.26 short shuttle.
He has upcoming visits with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos next week, per a league source, and the Texans’ local prospect day Thursday.
A transfer from Hutchinson Community College, Green was a second-team all-conference selection, the Defensive Most Valuable Player in the Independence Bowl with a career-high nine tackles and started 11 of 12 games last season.
Green had 49 tackles, eight pass breakups, three tackles for losses and two interceptions.
As a junior, he had an interception against Rice.
He chose the Coogs over Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa State and Tennessee.
Other UH players who worked out for the Texans’ local prospect day include defensive tackle D’Anthony Jones, edge rusher-fullback Derek Parrish, linebacker Donovan Mutin, tight end Christian Trahan, wide receiver KeSean Carter, quarterback Ike Ogbogu in addition to Tulsa running back Deneric Prince (Manvel), Rice defensive end Ikenna Enechukwu and kicker Christian VanSickle, Sam Houston State safety B.J. Foster and Arkansas kicker Jake Bates (Tomball High School), Incarnate-Word linebacker Kelechi Anyalebechi (Pearland High School), Southern University defensive end Camron Peterson (Kempner), Sam Houston State wide receiver Cody Chrest (Cy-Fair), Texas Tech kicker Trey Wolff (Klein, Texas State linebacker London Harris ( and Oklahoma punter Michael Turk (Ridge Point) and Texas State linebacker London Harris (Manvel) at local day, per league sources.
Coogs safety Gervarrius Owens, wide receiver Tank Dell and quarterback Clayton Tune have visited the Texans, per league sources.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.