HOUSTON – The Texans drafted Notre Dame offensive tackle Blake Fisher in the second round with the 59th overall pick.
Fisher (6-foot-6, 310 pounds, 34 3/8 arms, 10-inch hands) ran the 40-yard dash in 5.2 seconds at the NFL scouting combine with a 28-inch vertical leap and a 9-6 broad jump.
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He started 12 games at right tackle last season, opting out of the Sun Bowl to get ready for the draft.
He is a converted left tackle who started every game at right tackle the past two seasons.
Fisher was projected as a second-round to third-round draft target.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.