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Meet the Rookie: OLB Duke Ejiofor
-Pronounced “EDGE-eh-for”
-Hometown: Houston, Texas
-6-3, 265 pounds
-Sixth Round, 3rd pick (177th overall)
-Finished career at Wake Forest (2013-17) with 23.5 sacks, third-best in school history
-One of those sacks came was on quarterback Lamar Jackson at Louisville last October
-Led Wake Forest with 10.5 sacks and was second on the team with 17 tackles for loss in 2016
-Graduated from Alief Taylor High School in 2013
-An honor roll student, ran a 4.53 40-yard dash and was also a high jumper for the Lions
-Family emigrated from Nigeria to Texas where they had seven children
-His family are descendants of royalty: his two brothers’ names are Prince and Kingsley
-Likes reading his horoscope
-Ranked No. 65 on Sports Illustrated’s list of the top 100 college players in the nation in 2017
-Wore No. 53 for Alief Taylor and will do the same for the Houston Texans
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The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 9/12/2019)
TE, Jerrell Adams, 89
S, Jahleel Addae, 37
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
WR, DeAndre Carter, 14
LB, Dylan Cole, 51
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Xavier Crawford, 28
CB, Keion Crossen, 35
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
P, Trevor Daniel, 8
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
WR, Will Fuller, V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
CB, Phillip Gaines, 29
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
S, Tashaun Gipson, 39
OL, Seantrel Henderson, 76
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 10
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
OL, Roderick Johnson, 63
CB, Johnathan Joseph, 24
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
OL, Senio Kelemete, 64
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
C, Nick Martin, 66
QB, AJ McCarron, 2
QB, Alex McGough, 3
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
S, A.J. Moore, 33
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
TE, Logan Paulsen, 82
NT/DE, D.J. Reader, 98
S, Justin Reid, 20
CB, Bradley Roby, 21
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
OL, Laremy Tunsil, 78
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
LS, Jon Weeks, 46
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