According to the Houston Chronicle, the Texans have come to terms with or received commitments from the following undrafted free agents:

• QB Jared Zabransky (Boise State)
• LB Jon Abbate (Wake Forest)
• FB Cory Anderson (Tennessee)
• WR Onrea Jones (Hampton)
• CB Derrick Roberson (Rutgers)
• DE Deljuan Robinson (Mississippi State)
• FS Brandon Mitchell (Ohio State)
• TE Luke Smith-Anderson (Idaho)
• DE Victor DeGrate, (Oklahoma State)
• WR Terry Richardson (Arizona State)
• C Enoka Lucas (Oregon State)
• OT Tavo Tupola (Utah)
• P Eric Wilbur (Florida)

Of these (and despite my intense hatred for everything OSU), Brandon Mitchell is the one I am most interested in. A converted corner, Mitchell is 6'3"/205/4.5 and a technically solid tackler. He was also a second-team All-Big Ten selection.

Tavo Tupola is also somewhat interesting. Apparently, Tupola was recruited out of high school as a 186 lb safety. After one year at Utah, he left for two years to serve his mission (which, I suppose, means he's either Mormon or special forces). When he returned, he weighed somewhere north of 290. "When I went to Tuscon, it affected me a lot. I gained a lot of weight," says Tavo. Gee, ya think?

Labels: Bill Brasky, Houston Chronicle, Jared Zabransky, Mormons, Ohio State makes baby Jesus cry, Undrafted Free Agent watch list

Posted by matt on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 1:43 PM | Permalink