| National Football League Draft Profile - Lamarr Houston |
| Team | Oakland (JAC) | | Round | 2 | | Selection | 12 (44 overall) | | Position | Defensive End | | School | Texas | | Year | SR | | Height | 6-3 | | Weight | 305 | | High School | Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
|  | | Played first two years at Texas at defensive end, before moving to tackle for his last two seasons...A Second-Team All-Big 12 selection in 2009 after posting 58 tackles, 20 TFLs, seven sacks and 28 quarterback pressures...Played in 49 career games in Austin, starting 32, including 20 at defensive tackle, racking up 160 career tackles, with 41 TFLs and 14 sacks...Good size and size potential...Agile for a man his size, with excellent range up and down the line...Plays with aggression...Not explosive off the snap, but gets off quickly and has the ability to penetrate and make plays up the field...Strong tackler with a non-stop motor...Has continued to get better throughout his collegiate career. |
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