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

Michigan Wolverines tight end Marlin Klein expressed strong support for Biff Poggi as the next head coach of the football program. (Copyright 2025 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – The Texans drafted University of Michigan tight end 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 school in Rabun Gap, Georgia to start playing American football. This was done through the assistance of Gridiron Imports Foundation, a registered United States nonprofit organization. He attended the Rabun Gap-Nacooche School.

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He caught a career-high six passes for 93 yards and one touchdown against New Mexico last season.

At Michigan, he won a national championship. He caught 24 passes for 248 yards and one touchdown.

Two seasons ago, Klein caught 13 passes for 108 yards.

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

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