When wide receiver Nathaniel ‘Tank’ Dell got the call from the Houston Texans, it was the beginning of a historic NFL Draft for the Cougars.
Four UH football players were picked in this year’s draft — the most since 1997 — and it was the sixth time in the last eight years that at least three Cougars were selected. Houston’s four draft picks were third in the state of Texas, behind only Texas and TCU who had five and eight players drafted respectively.
Standout wide receiver Nathaniel ‘Tank’ Dell was the first Cougar to go off the board in day two, going 69th overall to the next-door neighbor Texans.