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Source: Texans hosting UCF wide receiver Javon Baker for draft visit

Wide receiver to visit Chiefs, Patriots

UCF wide receiver Javon Baker, right, catches a pass for a touchdown as UCF running back RJ Harvey (7) and Oklahoma defensive back Billy Bowman Jr., left, chase late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Nate Billings) (Nate Billings, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Among the Texans’ predraft meetings is a visit with Central Florida wide receiver Javon Baker, per a league source.

Baker also has meetings with the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots.

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Baker has good size and mobility at 6-foot-1, 202 pounds. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds at the NFL scouting combine with a 1.58 10-yard split and had a 10-1 broad jump and a 37-inch vertical leap.

A former Alabama recruit, Baker is a crisp route runner with an NFL build.

Baker tracks the football well and can operate in the slot or outside, creating separation naturally.

Baker caught 52 passes for 1,139 yards and seven touchdowns last season and was selected to the Senior Bowl all-star game.

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.


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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.

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