Crick heads to Houston

(Bruce Thorson-US PRESSWIRE)

Jared Crick is a Houston Texan.

The Texans took the defensive tackle/defensive end with the 31^st pick in the 4^th round of the 2012 NFL Draft, the 126^th overall pick.

Crick leaves Nebraska, where he helped put together top 10 defenses, and joins a top 10 defense in Houston.

The Texans snuck into the playoffs last year despite a number of injuries. As Crick works to overcome a torn pectoral muscle, the rest of the team works to get healthy as well.

Crick was initially projected as a late first round pick to begin 2011, but slipping production and the pectoral injury resulted in his drop to the fourth round.

A three-year starter at Nebraska, Crick is the second former Husker player drafted in the 2012 draft.

Crick is currently the only Nebraska player on Houston’s roster, after former-Husker kicker Kris Brown left in 2011.

By Chris Peters

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