HOUSTON – Massive, towering Memphis offensive tackle Travis Burke met virtually recently with the Texans, per a league source.
Burke is a potential second-round draft target for multiple NFL teams who are intrigued by his size, nasty streak and experience as a left tackle and right tackle.
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The 6-foot-9, 332-pound standout blocker has visited the Miami Dolphins today along with visits with the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He has run the 40-yard dash in 5.17 seconds.
At the NFL scouting combine, he met formally with the Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.
Around his Pro Day, he had dinner or film review individual sessions with the San Francisco 49ers, Patriots, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals.
He has had multiple Zooms with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, the aforementioned Texans, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers.
A transfer from Florida International, who began his career at Gardner Webb, Burke started at right tackle last season and was named all-conference.
Overlooked during the recruiting process, he signed with Gardner-Webb. He was invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl all-star game, but didn’t participate because of an injury.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com