Texans close out draft with Iowa tight end Luke Lachey in seventh round

Iowa tight end Luke Lachey (85) scores a touchdown after catching pass as Kentucky linebacker J.J. Weaver (13) tries to knock him out of bounds in the first half of the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game against Kentucky Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski) (Mark Zaleski, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

HOUSTON – The Texans drafted Iowa tight end Luke Lachey in the seventh round with their final pick of the draft.

Lachey is a big tight end at 6-foot-6, 251 pounds.

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He’s a blocking tight end with solid hands. He has run the 40-yard dash in 4.86 seconds with a 35-inch vertical leap and a 10-foot broad jump.

Lachey caught 28 passes for 231 yards last season. He caught 10 passes for 131 yards two seasons ago. As a sophomore, he caught 28 passes for 398 yards and four touchdowns.

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


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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.