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Texans Draft Germany’s Marlin Klein at No. 59 in Second Round

The surprise pick signals the NFL’s widening international pipeline with a rookie slot value near $8.2 million.

Overview

  • Klein, a 23-year-old tight end and recent Michigan team captain, was selected No. 59 by Houston on Friday in Pittsburgh.
  • The draft ended Saturday with six other German prospects going unselected, and by Sunday offensive lineman Paul Rubelt signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.
  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said 320,000 people attended opening night in Pittsburgh, a record that reflects the league’s practice of counting re-entries at the draft site.
  • Arizona’s No. 3 selection experienced a brief delay when the Cardinals, according to GM Monti Ossenfort, were working with the wrong phone number.
  • Teams leaned into tight ends on Day 2, with nine drafted; Klein was the fourth tight end off the board and is slated for an estimated $8.185 million over four years under the rookie pay scale.