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Texans Sign Top Pick Clowney

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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,

Jadeveon Clowney signed a deal with the Texans on Friday. Check out these photos from the Draft, OTAs and more.

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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