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Texans TE Foster Moreau says rookie Marlin Klein's long speed was underrated in NFL Draft
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It is hard to identify many teams in the NFL with a deeper tight end room than the Houston Texans . They have veteran Dalton Schultz returning for his fourth season with Houston, signed veteran Foster Moreau in the offseason and drafted rookie Marlin Klein in the second round of the draft.
Klein had minimal playing time in college, only appearing in 36 games and starting in 12. In his final season with Michigan, he recorded 248 receiving yards and his only receiving touchdown during his entire time in college.
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Given his limited collegiate experience, he is not a finished product by any means. But, he has natural athleticism and, according to Moreau, underrated speed
"He's got long speed. It wasn't necessarily something coming out that people really talked about. They kind of saw him in line, wide, a little versatile, but more of a spearhead in the blocking," Moreau said. "He's doing that well and he's growing and he's learning. Against this front seven, it's difficult. No better front seven to practice against. That's something that probably people didn't know. He's got some vertical giddy up. You know, you saw it on the 31-yard seam catch that he had in the first preseason game. Continuing to pile on and learn and grow, because in the NFL, rookie is an interesting term. People are going to assume you're wrong every time as a rookie. They're always going to assume you're wrong until you eventually prove them. Until you eventually prove that you're right. Marlin has to continue on that path, on that road to continuously prove himself right. Prove the people around him right. I think he's doing a great job of that. His willingness to learn. His willingness to either have a good day, come back and try to stack, or have a bad day and come back. Let's see if we can flip it on its head, right? I've really enjoyed getting to work with him."
The preseason seems to have helped Klein get acclimated to the NFL. In addition to his 31-yard reception in the first preseason game, he had the most receptions out of anyone on the Texans in the second game with three catches for 31 yards.
With how he has performed in the preseason so far, it would not be surprising for him to get a decent amount of regular-season snaps.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans TE Foster Moreau says rookie Marlin Klein's long speed was underrated in NFL Draft
