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THE NFL DRAFT: Former Houston-area stars hope to hear name called

The bright lights of the NFL Draft flip on this evening as 300-plus hopefuls hope to hear their names called over the next three days.

Houston has been a hot-bed of NFL talent, from the likes of Super Bowl Finalist Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, CeeDee Lamb of the Cowboys, Ed Oliver of the Buffalo Bills, Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Bucs and Danielle Hunter of the Minnesota Vikings, just to name a few.

Here are the top names from the area who could hear their names this weekend.

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Parker Washington


Zach Evans


Keondre Coburn


Devon Achane 


Devon Achane, FB Marshall, Texas A&M, RB

Parker Washington, FB Travis, Penn State, WR

Zach Evans, North Shore, Ole Miss, RB

Keondre Coburn, Westfield, Texas, DL

Moro Ojomo, Katy, Texas, DL

Connor Galvin, Katy, Baylor, OL

Derek Parish, Pearland, Houston, DE

Ethan Bonner, The Woodlands, Stanford, DB

Deneric Prince, Manvel, Tulsa, RB

Donovan Mutin, Klein Collins, Houston, LB

Jalen Green, Heights, Mississippi State, DB

D’Shawn Jamison, Lamar, Texas, DB

Jacob Brammer, Foster, Vanderbilt, OL

Christian Young, Foster, Arizona, DB