The Daily Cougar · Apr 30, 2023
Dell, Tune among four Cougars selected in 2023 NFL Draft
Dell was the first of four Cougars selected in the 2023 NFL draft, all of which came in the last two days. | Sean Thomas/The CougarWhen 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.