I re-watched the National Title Game last night. Lamarr Houston has become one of my favorite picks in the draft. He was the heart of a Longhorns defense that kept a beaten team in an otherwise lost game. He plays tackle like a defensive end and has great interior pass rush potential.
Seattle should upgrade its talent at defensive tackle. In the short term, Houston could replace Craig Terrill. Already 300 lbs, and as svelte a 300 pound man is ever going to look, Houston will grow into a defensive tackle's frame as he ages. Just as his body reaches maturity, so should his game.
Houston is inconsistent and often slow off the line. He flashed a swim move, but mostly attempts to push off and run around blockers. Houston learned his skills as a defensive end, and the experience hinders and helps him. He has some nasty tackling problems too, but he's quick, agile, strong, determined, prototypically built, young, healthy and hungry. Houston goes by 33. See if you can spot him.
No. | Name | Position | HT/WT | School |
5 | Allen, Nate | DB | 6-1 / 205 | South Florida |
28 | Arenas, Javier | DB | 5-9 / 195 | Alabama |
56 | Atkins, Geno | DL | 6-1 / 286 | Georgia |
70 | Black, Ciron | OL | 6-5 / 331 | LSU |
16 | Brown, Jarrett | QB | 6-3 / 219 | West Virginia |
53 | Byers, Jeff | OL | 6-3 / 299 | Southern Cal |
69 | Capers, Selvish | OL | 6-5 / 304 | West Virginia |
22 | Chaney, Jamar | LB | 6-1 / 241 | Mississippi State |
62 | Cody, Terrence | DL | 6-4 / 370 | Alabama |
52 | Coleman, Antonio | DL | 6-2 / 255 | Auburn |
24 | Coleman, Harry | DB | 6-1 / 206 | LSU |
32 | Conner, John | RB | 5-11 / 245 | Kentucky |
11 | Cooper, Riley | WR | 6-3 / 214 | Florida |
59 | Cox, Morgan | DS | 6-3 / 248 | Tennessee |
17 | Cox, Perrish | DB | 5-11 / 189 | Oklahoma State |
24 | Dixon, Anthony | RB | 6-0 / 245 | Mississippi State |
42 | Dodge, Matt | P | 6-1 / 223 | East Carolina |
80 | Graham, Jimmy | TE | 6-6 / 259 | Miami |
3 | Hodge, Shay | WR | 6-1 / 208 | Ole Miss |
33 | Houston, Lamarr | DL | 6-2 / 302 | Texas |
77 | Jerry, John | OL | 6-5 / 332 | Ole Miss |
78 | Johnson, Mike | OL | 6-5 / 306 | Alabama |
13 | Johnson, Stafon | RB | 6-0 / 214 | Southern Cal |
91 | Lang, Brandon | DL | 6-3 / 260 | Troy |
58 | Larsen, Ted | OL | 6-2 / 302 | N.C. State |
32 | Lindley, Trevard | DB | 5-11 / 178 | Kentucky |
21 | Mays, Taylor | DB | 6-3 / 231 | Southern Cal |
22 | McCluster, Dexter | WR | 5-8 / 165 | Ole Miss |
86 | McCoy, Anthony | TE | 6-4 / 249 | Southern Cal |
38 | Muckelroy, Roddrick | LB | 6-2 / 236 | Texas |
3 | Murphy, Jerome | DB | 6-0 / 191 | South Florida |
40 | Norwood, Eric | LB | 6-0 / 246 | South Carolina |
96 | Owens, Jeff | DL | 6-3 / 304 | Georgia |
84 | Peek, Colin | TE | 6-5 / 250 | Alabama |
66 | Petrus, Mitch | OL | 6-3 / 304 | Arkansas |
7 | Roberts, Andre | WR | 5-10 / 192 | The Citadel |
23 | Robinson, Patrick | DB | 5-11 / 190 | Florida State |
10 | Robinson, Zac | QB | 6-2 / 210 | Oklahoma State |
4 | Rolle, Myron | DB | 6-1 / 217 | Florida State |
79 | Scott, Chris | OL | 6-5 / 346 | Tennessee |
95 | Selvie, George | DL | 6-4 / 247 | South Florida |
50 | Sharpton, Darryl | LB | 5-11 / 229 | Miami |
91 | Sheffield, Cameron | LB | 6-2 / 256 | Troy |
44 | Tate, Ben | RB | 5-10 / 214 | Auburn |
15 | Tebow, Tim | QB | 6-2 / 236 | Florida |
99 | Tiffin, Leigh | PK | 6-1 / 198 | Alabama |
2 | Upchurch, Roy | RB | 5-11 / 210 | Alabama |
55 | Walton, J.D. | OL | 6-2 / 300 | Baylor |
36 | Watson, Dekoda | LB | 6-1 / 232 | Florida State |
5 | Webb, Joe | WR | 6-3 / 223 | UAB |
55 | Williams, Dan | DL | 6-2 / 329 | Tennessee |
20 | Williams, Jeremy | WR | 6-1 / 205 | Tulane |
93 | Wilson, C.J. | DL | 6-3 / 284 | East Carolina |
No. | Name | Position | HT/WT | School |
81 | Alexander, Danario | WR | 6-4 / 221 | Missouri |
44 | Alualu, Tyson | DL | 6-2 / 291 | California |
27 | Asante, Larry | DB | 5-11 / 211 | Nebraska |
68 | Beadles, Zane | OL | 6-4 / 307 | Utah |
25 | Bell, Joique | RB | 5-10 / 223 | Wayne State |
9 | Blount, LeGarrette | RB | 6-0 / 245 | Oregon |
29 | Brown, Chris | RB | 5-10 / 202 | Oklahoma |
9 | Butler, Donald | LB | 6-1 / 235 | Washington |
5 | Canfield, Sean | QB | 6-3 / 221 | Oregon State |
96 | Carrington, Alex | DL | 6-5 / 284 | Arkansas State |
94 | Cole, Justin | DL | 6-3 / 239 | San Jose State |
4 | Coleman, Kurt | DB | 5-10 / 187 | Ohio State |
2 | Cook, Chris | DB | 6-2 / 212 | Virginia |
82 | Dickerson, Dorin | WR | 6-1 / 222 | Pittsburgh |
83 | Dickson, Ed | TE | 6-4 / 244 | Oregon |
59 | Dillard, Phillip | LB | 6-0 / 242 | Nebraska |
72 | Ducasse, Vladimir | OL | 6-5 / 326 | Massachusetts |
54 | Edds, A.J. | LB | 6-4 / 245 | Iowa |
8 | Ford, Jacoby | WR | 5-9 / 181 | Clemson |
18 | Ghee, Brandon | DB | 5-11 / 189 | Wake Forest |
1 | Gilyard, Mardy | WR | 6-0 / 179 | Cincinnati |
55 | Graham, Brandon | DL | 6-1 / 263 | Michigan |
89 | Graham, Garrett | TE | 6-3 / 234 | Wisconsin |
16 | Hoomanawanui, Mike | TE | 6-4 / 267 | Illinois |
77 | Iupati, Mike | OL | 6-5 / 325 | Idaho |
33 | Jackson, Cory | RB | 6-1 / 245 | Maryland |
31 | Jackson, Rashawn | RB | 6-1 / 239 | Virginia |
85 | Jones, Donald | WR | 6-2 / 214 | Youngstown State |
97 | Lane, Austen | DL | 6-6 / 267 | Murray State |
67 | Lauvao, Shawn | OL | 6-3 / 301 | Arizona State |
13 | LeFevour, Dan | QB | 6-3 / 229 | Central Michigan |
28 | McCarthy, Kyle | DB | 5-11 / 203 | Notre Dame |
21 | McCourty, Devin | DB | 5-11 / 186 | Rutgers |
42 | Mesko, Zoltan | P | 6-4 / 233 | Michigan |
10 | Miller, Lonyae | RB | 5-11 / 220 | Fresno State |
40 | Misi, Koa | LB | 6-3 / 244 | Utah |
92 | Neal, Mike | DL | 6-3 / 293 | Purdue |
91 | Odrick, Jared | DL | 6-5 / 301 | Penn State |
55 | Olsen, Eric | OL | 6-4 / 310 | Notre Dame |
15 | Pike, Tony | QB | 6-6 / 212 | Cincinnati |
23 | Price, Taylor | WR | 6-0 / 198 | Ohio |
11 | Skinner, Terrell | DB | 6-2 / 214 | Maryland |
98 | Smith, D'Anthony | DL | 6-2 / 300 | Louisiana Tech |
14 | Swenson, Brett | PK | 5-7 / 173 | Michigan State |
65 | Tennant, Matt | OL | 6-4 / 290 | Boston College |
95 | Thomas, Cam | DL | 6-4 / 331 | North Carolina |
5 | Thompson, Syd'Quan | DB | 5-9 / 182 | California |
76 | Wang, Ed | OL | 6-5 / 315 | Virginia Tech |
41 | Washington, Daryl | LB | 6-2 / 226 | TCU |
12 | Weatherspoon, Sean | LB | 6-0 / 241 | Missouri |
75 | Welch, Thomas | OL | 6-7 / 310 | Vanderbilt |
1 | Wilson, Kyle | DB | 5-10 / 190 | Boise State |
93 | Windt, Mike | DS | 6-1 / 249 | Cincinnati |
74 | Young, Sam | OL | 6-8 / 305 | Notre Dame |