Texans Sign Top Pick Clowney

Jun 06, 2014 at 06:53 AM

WATCH: talks ClowneyWATCH: The Briefing: READ: Clowney "Not Going to Let Anyone Down"HOUSTON –** The Houston Texans have signed first overall draft pick OLB Jadeveon Clowney,

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it was announced today. Clowney is the ninth player to sign in the Texans' 2014 10-player draft class. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Clowney (6-5, 266) was a two-time All-America selection at South Carolina who set school records in 2012 with 13 sacks and 23 tackles for loss on the way to earning the Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end. The two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and 2012 SEC Defensive Player of the Year totaled 130 tackles, 24 sacks, 47 tackles for loss and a school-record nine forced fumbles in his three seasons at South Carolina. As a freshman in 2011, Clowney earned second-team All-SEC recognition and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year by the conference's coaches.

*Following are the 2014 draft picks who the Houston Texans have signed: *

NAME	POS	HT	WT	AGE	RD	OVERALL	COLLEGE
Jadeveon Clowney	OLB	6-5	266	21	1	1	South Carolina
C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	6-5	265	22	3	65	Iowa
Louis Nix III	NT	6-2	331	22	3	83	Notre Dame
Tom Savage	QB	6-4	228	24	4	135	Pittsburgh
Jeoffrey Pagan	DE	6-3	310	20	6	177	Alabama
Alred Blue	RB	6-2	223	23	6	181	LSU
Jay Prosch	FB	6-1	256	21	6	211	Auburn
Andre Hal	CB	5-10	188	22	7	216	Vanderbilt
Lonnie Ballentine	S	6-3	219	21	7	256	Memphis

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